Law and regulation

Accounting | Company directorships: ESG and the risks of private actions - part 2

In the second of a three-part series looking at some of the key areas for directors to keep front of mind, Simon Fawell and Paul Brehony, partners, and Kate Gee, counsel at Signature Litigation LLP, focus on heightened risk to directors from external claims by shareholders and investors

28 Mar 2022

Accounting | Legal updates: March 2022

Debbie Shaw, director at Gateley Legal, examines a force majeure decision relating to covid-19, shareholder claims for untrue or misleading statements in the Autonomy case and changes to UK financial promotions exemptions

1 Mar 2022

Accounting | Legal updates: February 2022

In this month’s legal updates, Sophie Brookes, partner at law firm Gateley, examines the judgment on worker status in Rainford, the new arbitration scheme for rent arrears and High Court interprets pre-emption on transfer provisions in articles of association

1 Feb 2022

Accounting | Legal updates: January 2022

In this month’s legal update, Sophie Brookes, partner at Gateley, examines the meaning of an ‘all reasonable endeavours’ clause, changes to the LSE Listing Rules and new procedure to report PSC discrepancies at Companies House

4 Jan 2022

Accounting | Legal updates – December 2021

In this month’s legal updates, Sophie Brookes, partner at Gateley, examines multimillion pound fine for company breaking bribery rules, data breach waived at High Court and further guidance on National Security and Investment Act

1 Dec 2021

Accounting | Legal updates: November 2021

In this month’s legal updates, Sophie Brookes, partner at Gateley, examines Court of Appeal ruling on unjust enrichment claim and unfair prejudice petition

3 Nov 2021

Accounting | Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 18 months on

The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act (CIGA) has protected businesses during the worst of the pandemic, but measures are being withdrawn now. David Mohyuddin QC, Radcliffe Chambers, explains

26 Oct 2021

Accounting | Legal updates: October 2021

In this month’s legal updates, Sophie Brookes, partner at Gateley, explains new rules on winding up petitions, share allocations in TMO Renewables and exorbitant loan rates in Ahuja

1 Oct 2021

Accounting | Legal updates: September 2021

In this month’s roundup of significant cases, Sophie Brookes, partner at Gateley, examines why court refuses to impose restructuring plan on shareholders at Hurricane Energy, company director liability in Tattersalls and Tribe dispute over allocation of profits in a law firm

1 Sep 2021

Accounting | Legal updates: August 2021

In this month’s legal updates, Sophie Brookes, partner at Gateley, examines the recent ruling on adviser’s duty of care involving Grant Thornton, end of stamping and government guidance on the new transaction intervention powers

2 Aug 2021

Accounting | Legal updates: July 2021

In this month’s legal updates, Sophie Brookes, partner at Gateley plc, examines the ruling in TP Icap over disclosures in share sale agreements, disputed parties to a contract over Ferrari sale and changes coming for directors of dissolved companies

1 Jul 2021

Accounting | Legal updates: June 2021

In this month’s legal updates, Sophie Brookes, partner at Gateley, examines the ruling in Virgin Active Holdings dispute over restructuring plans, buyer's notice of warranty claim in MDW Holdings and post-Brexit changes to UK market abuse regime in Financial Services Act 2021

1 Jun 2021

Accounting | Legal updates: May 2021

In this month’s round-up of cases, Sophie Brookes, partner at law firm Gateley, examines the basis for LLP disqualifications in Bell Pottinger, refusal to access register of members and why buyer was wrong to refuse to release monies from retention account

4 May 2021

Accounting | Legal claims set to spike after businesses shun litigation

UK businesses have avoided using litigation to resolve commercial disputes during the Covid-19 pandemic, instead turning to negotiation and mediation, according to research by EY

19 Apr 2021

| Legal updates: April 2021

In this month’s legal updates, Sophie Brookes, partner at Gateley, examines the rulings on disguised distribution in SSF Realisations and the definition of a 'manifest error' in Flowgroup

1 Apr 2021

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