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Incorporating a private company limited by shares—checklist

Incorporating a private company limited by shares—checklist For full details on the incorporation of a private company limited by shares, see Practice Note: Incorporating a company. Matter to be considered or step to be taken Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006) reference (if applicable) Tick box when step complete or matter considered Preparing to incorporate a private company limited by shares Will the company be tailor-made on incorporation or purchased 'off the shelf'? If the company is to be 'tailor made', proceed with the rest of the considerations and steps within this checklist. N/A Who are the initial shareholders (also known as subscribers)? There may be just one subscribing shareholder. CA 2006, ss 9–10 Who are the initial directors of the company? A private company may have a sole director. CA 2006, ss 9, 154 Will the company appoint a company secretary? Private companies are not required to have secretaries. CA 2006 ss 270, 271 Is the company adopting its own, bespoke articles of...

Preparing a building contract for signature—checklist

Preparing a building contract for signature—checklist This Checklist can be used when preparing a building contract for signature. It is designed to help avoid errors when preparing or checking construction documents before they are signed by the parties and completed. • Consistency with other documents From the outset, liaise with the member of the professional team responsible for preparing contract documents such as Preliminaries and Employer’s Requirements to ensure that these are consistent with the schedule of amendments and accurately reflect the intentions of the parties. For more on drafting a building contract, see: Drafting a building contract/schedule of amendments—checklist. • Details of the parties Include full details for all contracting parties—the full company name and address, plus the registered company number (if any) as company names may change in future. Confirm the details are correct at Companies House (if applicable). • Contract Particulars Review the Contract Particulars (where a JCT contract is being used), or Contract Data (where an NEC contract is used), or other relevant contract details section...

Assignment and novation in construction projects—training materials

Assignment and novation in construction projects—training materials These training materials contain template PowerPoint slides and associated notes for use by a trainer when providing a training session on assignment and novation in construction law, to trainee solicitors or others who are new to construction. Topics covered include: consideration of why assignment and novation are important in construction projects, how assignment and novation may be restricted and how to effect an assignment or a novation. The materials are available in both PowerPoint and Word formats and are fully customisable. Click the link below to download the presentation: Contents • Assignment ◦ What is assignment? ◦ When might you assign or acquire rights? ◦ Restrictions on assignment ◦ How do you effect an assignment? • Novation ◦ What is novation? ◦ Why is novation important in construction? ◦ How do you effect a novation? ◦ Contractual novation provisions ◦ Different types of novation ◦ Potential pitfalls in novation Summary This seminar provides an introduction to the principles of assignment and...

Setting up a company—training materials

Setting up a company—training materials These training materials consist of template PowerPoint slides that can be used as the basis of one or more training seminars in relation to setting up a company. The materials will assist legal advisors and company secretaries in preparing a presentation, and provide a link to other useful materials and guidance. It is anticipated that those providing training will use these slides as a helpful starting point for their presentations and then amend them accordingly to reflect their particular circumstances. Click the link below to download the training presentation. Contents • Basic options • Private companies limited by shares: ◦ documentation ◦ constitution ◦ company name ◦ electronic communication ◦ share capital • Additional requirements for public companies • Certificate of incorporation • Tailoring a shelf company Summary This seminar covers the key steps and considerations when forming a company limited by shares. The slides are intended for a general rather than specialist

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Training materials—tax evasion facilitation

Training materials—tax evasion facilitation The corporate offence of failure to prevent the criminal facilitation of tax evasion is created by the Criminal Finances Act 2017 (CFA 2017), which came into force on 30 September 2017. The training materials are customisable. This training pack has been prepared in PowerPoint and it therefore cannot be downloaded to Word from this page. Click to download the PowerPoint presentation. Contents • What does the law say? • Risks and red flags • Our approach • Reporting concerns • Consequences Summary This training session covers the laws and requirements you need to be aware of relating to the offence of failure to prevent the facilitation of tax evasion. Purpose of the slides This training aid consists of a pack of PowerPoint slides and accompanying ‘Speaker notes’, and has been written to dovetail with Precedent: Tax evasion facilitation prevention policy. How to use the ‘Speaker

‘Click-wrap’ software end-user licence agreement (EULA)—business to consumer

‘Click-wrap’ software end-user licence agreement (EULA)—business to consumer PLEASE READ THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS BELOW CAREFULLY This is a legally binding agreement (‘Agreement’) between you (‘User’ or ‘you’) and [NAME OF SUPPLIER] whose registered address is [ADDRESS OF SUPPLIER] (‘Supplier’, ‘us’ or ‘we’). Under this Agreement, we are providing you with [NAME OF SOFTWARE AND VERSION] with all the content, material or services accessible within the Software and all updates and upgrades to the Software (unless we ask for a separate agreement to be entered into for such updates and upgrades) (‘Software’) and all associated documentation and support resources (‘Documentation’). This Agreement is not for the sale of the Software to you but to grant you a licence which allows you to use the Software and Documentation on the terms and conditions set out below. This means that you do not own the Software and are only allowed to use the Software in accordance with this Agreement. We remain the sole and beneficial owners of the Software and the...

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How do I get information about a company?

How do I get information about a company? Searching for information about a company Public digital data beta service Users can search all public digital data filed at Companies House using its new beta service which can be accessed here. This recent extension of free search services reflects the government’s commitment to the provision of free data. The service provides users with free access to over 170 million company records and currently includes the following features: • company overviews and officers • document images • disqualified directors • follow companies • change registered office addresses, and • company name availability checker Companies House currently welcomes feedback on the beta service and continues to release new search features over the forthcoming months, including abridged accounts and other document filings. Company overviews and officers To search for a company overview and officers, a user should complete the following steps: • search for a company • select the company • click on the ‘Overview’ tab for a summary of...

Can a company execute a document virtually (using the Mercury method of execution) when executing by affixing a common seal, ie can a signature page be printed out and the common seal affixed and then the page scanned in and e mailed together with a PDF of the final form document?

Can a company execute a document virtually (using the Mercury method of execution) when executing by affixing a common seal, ie can a signature page be printed out and the common seal affixed and then the page scanned in and e mailed together with a PDF of the final form document? This Q&A assumes that • the company is a private company governed by the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006) • the document in question relates to a general commercial transaction The Mercury Tax case The Mercury Tax case (R (on the application of Mercury Tax Group) v HM Revenue & Customs Commissioners) considered the effectiveness of pre-signed signature pages. In response to that decision, the Law Society produced guidance in 2010 on the execution of documents by virtual means which covers pre-signed signature pages and virtual signings and closings where signature pages are exchanged by email. The guidance suggests good practice in light of the Mercury case and suggests different options for virtual signings/closings. The guidance assumes...

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How Companies House enforcement powers are growing

Law360, London: On 27 September 2024, Companies House, established in 1844 as the UK's register of all UK companies, published updated enforcement policy guidance for the first time in nearly ten years.

ASA rulings—3 July 2024

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