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Company Law Memo Newsletter Issue 9 (February 2007)

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Newsletter Issue 9

February 2007

COMPANY LAW MEMO 2006

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Welcome to the Company Law Memo 2006 newsletter, highlighting important recent developments in company and insolvency law.  You can also access comprehensive updates to specific paragraphs via our online updating service.  We always welcome suggestions from readers, so please contact us if you have any comments. 

 

 

In this issue

 

 

Types of company and business structures:

»  Extension of Community Interest Company to Northern Ireland

 

Company management and decision making:

»  Guidance from ICSA on new communication rules

»  Companies House issues fraud warning

»  Companies House changes paper annual return

 

 

Company accounts:

»  Directors’ report: repeal of disclosure of directors’ interests

 

Corporate transactions:

»  Takeovers: Part 28 CA 2006 coming into force

 

Litigation:

»  Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill update

»  Focus on...The Fraud Act 2006

 

Insolvency:

»  When is a petition presented?

»  Transaction at an undervalue or preference?

»  UK provides inadequate pension protection employees of insolvent employers

»  2006 insolvency statistics published

 

Companies Act 2006:

»  Implementation