Corporate Notes
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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 – 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 …
Company administration – mandatory IDV and abolition of certain local company registers
The sixth commencement order for the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA) has been made which brings into force from 18 November …
Company administration – Companies House announces planned start date for mandatory identity verification
Companies House has announced that identity verification (IDV) will be mandatory for all new and existing directors and persons with significant control …
Company law – abolition of certain statutory company registers
Companies House has confirmed that the abolition of certain statutory company registers, as provided for by section 51 of the Economic Crime and …
Insight alert – Corporate crime – failure to prevent fraud offence now in force
The new corporate offence of failure to prevent fraud came into force on 1 September 2025. The new strict liability offence, which is contained in the …
Corporate update – our latest half-yearly briefing and podcast on material upcoming developments
We have published our half-yearly update briefing which summarises the major developments in UK corporate law and regulation that have occurred over the …
Company law – regulations to streamline company and LLP registers published
Regulations have been published in draft concerning the removal of the requirement to keep certain “local” registers of information relating to directors …
Companies House – software-only filing for all company accounts coming in 2027
Companies House has announced that all companies on its register will have to file their accounts (including dormant accounts) using commercial software …
Company law – regulations on identity verification for LLPs and overseas companies published
Regulations applying the company law provisions on identity verification (IDV) to limited liability partnerships (LLPs) and overseas companies have been …
Company law - Companies House granted new powers to annotate the register
Regulations have been made under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA) that expand Companies House's power to annotate the …
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 – implementing radical reforms to Companies House and corporate criminal liability
The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA) received Royal Assent on 26 October 2023 and is being implemented by the government in …
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