Hogan Lovells | United Kingdom | 3 Aug 2022
After some years in the making, the UK register for overseas entities finally opened at Companies House on Monday 1 August 2022. Overseas entities…
Mourant | Guernsey, Jersey, United Kingdom | 12 Jul 2022
On 15 March 2022 the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 (the Act) was given Royal Assent. The Act aims to (1) set up a register of…
Lexology PRO | Africa, British Virgin Islands, Canada, etc. | 31 May 2022
Streamlining data collection and identifying target data early can help companies to comply with expanding beneficial ownership disclosure requirements.
Hogan Lovells | United Kingdom | 4 May 2022
The Economic Crime Act, which received Royal Assent on 15 March 2022, will require overseas entities that are owners or leaseholders of land in the UK…
Gowling WLG | United Kingdom | 30 Mar 2022
The UK has passed legislation designed to increase the transparency of the identity of overseas entities which own land in the UK. The legislation is…
Hogan Lovells | United Kingdom | 11 Mar 2022
On 28 February 2022, the Government published its final position on Companies House reforms ahead of introducing legislation that will change the…
Gowling WLG | United Kingdom | 9 Mar 2022
The Government has published a White Paper on Corporate transparency and register reforms which sets out plans to tackle global economic crime and…
Osborne Clarke | United Kingdom | 11 Dec 2020
The UK government is planning wide ranging reforms to the UK's register of company information. Together the reforms represent a significant step…
Macfarlanes LLP | United Kingdom | 23 Jul 2020
The UK is set to go ahead with a £100m investment in improving anti-money laundering systems, funded by a “levy” on financial institutions. Previously…
Macfarlanes LLP | United Kingdom | 17 Jul 2020
In this week’s update: more details on plans for reforms of governance, audit and executive pay, Companies House is ending its temporary strike-off…