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Hogan Lovells | United Kingdom | 3 Aug 2022
UK register of beneficial owners goes live
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
Registration of Overseas Entities holding UK Property
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
Beneficial ownership disclosures: a global compliance guide
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
Ready, Steady, Register: New UK beneficial ownership register
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
UK Register of Overseas Entities - are you ready?
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
UK Government proposes Companies House reform and greater transparency of corporate entities
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
Sweeping Companies House reforms put on a fast track for implementation
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
UK government to limit use of corporate directors and reform companies registry
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
UK to invest £100m in stronger AML checks through tax on banks
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
Corporate law update 17 July 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…
