Company

The Gazette, the UK’s official public record, has announced the launch of company law event information as part of its company profiles service.

The duties of directors in financially precarious companies: Mary Young & Adam Deacock examine the Supreme Court’s judgment in BTI v Sequana

A joint working party of the City of London Law Society and the Law Society of England and Wales Company Law Committees (the Joint Working Party) has published a response to the Takeover Panel (Panel) consultation, PCP 2022/2, which proposed various amendments to the definition of acting in concert in the Takeover Code (Code).

Sinead O’Callaghan considers the ramifications of breaching the Companies Act when directors opt to further their own political agenda

George Sim considers the valuation of shareholdings when shareholders fall out

After his recent appointment as head of strategic partnerships at Simpson Millar, Neil Turnbull highlights the importance of relationship building within the legal profession

Group litigation orders offer a pragmatic solution to the Australian ‘beauty parade’ trend in shareholder class actions, explain Gavin Foggo & Andrew Hill

Absent any secretive or dishonest conduct, there can be no certainty that a director’s actions will justify their removal, say Richard Foss & Elena Matsa

Nicholas Dobson reports on a clear & obvious breach of fiduciary duty in a company context