Forthcoming increases in the level of fines payable for Companies Act 2006 offences: implications for directors *

United Kingdom - July 10 2012
The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (‘the New Act’), which received the Royal Assent on 1 May 2012, provides, among other things, for increases in the level of fines payable by those found guilty of criminal offences in the magistrates’ courts.

Co-authors: Andrew Pike.

Reminder for companies with exclusively corporate directors: grace period expires on 1 October 2010 *

United Kingdom - September 1 2010
The Companies Act 2006 ('the Act') has introduced a new rule to the effect that at least one director of every company must be a natural person - in other words, a human being, as opposed to a non-human director such as a company or other legal person (a 'corporate director').

Co-authors: Andrew Pike.

Limited liability partnerships: impact of the Companies Act 2006 *

United Kingdom - February 3 2010
Limited liability partnerships (LLPs) continue to be governed primarily by the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000 (the LLP Act).

Co-authors: Andrew Pike.

Companies Act 2006: statement of capital: problem area identified *

United Kingdom - September 30 2009
In this article, we discuss the problem that has recently been highlighted regarding the new form of "statement of capital" which companies will be required to file with Companies House as from 1 October this year.

Co-authors: Andrew Pike, Jane Haxby .