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Corporate criminal liability – liability for senior managers’ actions extended to all UK offences
Companies can now be held criminally liable for any offence, including health and safety and environmental breaches, committed by a senior manager acting …
Company law – UK Government updates ECCTA implementation timeline
The Department for Business and Trade has published a third progress report confirming key dates, with implementation activity and transitional periods …
Company law – updated CGI guidance on "proper purpose" when requesting register of members
The Chartered Governance Institute (CGI – formerly known as ICSA) has published an updated version of its guidance note "Access to the register of …
King’s Speech – bill to tackle late payments and other points of interest for corporates
In the King’s Speech, which set out the government’s legislative agenda for the upcoming parliamentary session, the government announced legislation to …
Corporate criminal liability – identification doctrine extended for all offences
The Crime and Policing Act 2026, which received Royal Assent on 29 April 2026, extends the application of the reformed corporate identification doctrine …
Companies House – WebFiling security issue
Companies House has confirmed that it recently identified a security vulnerability affecting its WebFiling service. The service was suspended as a …
Company law – consultation on UK corporate re-domiciliation regime
The government has published a consultation paper on implementing an inward corporate re-domiciliation regime, which would make it possible for a foreign …
Insolvency – consultation on civil enforcement
The government has published a consultation paper setting out proposals to change the civil enforcement regime to add new tools for dealing with …
Company law – updated statutory guidance on the PSC regime
The government has published updated statutory guidance on the meaning of “significant influence or control” over companies in the context of the regime …
Company administration – amended Companies House fees now in force
The Registrar of Companies (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 came into force on 1 February 2026, amending various Companies House fees.
Company law – confirmation of delays in IDV rollout and software-only filing of accounts; abolition of the central register
Companies House has announced that there will be delays in the implementation of some of the remaining provisions on identity verification (IDV) and …
Corporate governance – preparing your annual report and AGM notice in 2026
A key focus for many UK listed companies at this time of year is finalising their annual report and preparing for their annual general meeting. We have …
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