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Company definition

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What does Company mean?

Company denotes an association of individuals formed together for some common purpose.

The term 'company' is usually associated with a group of people who have joined together for a certain purpose with a more or less permanent character. Under the Companies Act 2006, the term 'company' means a company that has been formed and registered under the Act and is governed by its provisions (and includes companies formed and registered under earlier statutes). Company law recognises an incorporated company has a personality that is separate and distinct from its members and where the company has share capital, from its shareholders. Although there are a large number of different kinds of companies, the bodies corporate include: (1) those incorporated as per a general Act of Parliament which permits incorporation by any body of persons who fulfil certain conditions, e.g. building societies and industrial and provident societies; and (2) public corporations established to perform a special social or economic purpose and are created by royal charter or statute that defines the objects, constitution and powers of the corporation, e.g. British Broadcasting Agency and

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Checklist for compromises of FCA-regulated entities: information requirements

Checklist for compromises of FCA-regulated entities: information requirements The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is the conduct regulator for financial services firms and financial markets in the United Kingdom. It has a duty under section 1B of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FSMA 2000) to pursue certain objectives, one of which is the consumer protection objective. The FCA lists its statutory objectives as to secure an appropriate degree of protection for consumers and to protect and enhance the integrity of UK financial markets, with a view to reducing the number of proposed compromises that they do not consider to be appropriate (see FG22/4, para 1.2). On 5 July 2022, the FCA published guidance on compromises of regulated firms (see FCA Guidance FG22/4 July 2022 and updated in January 2024) following their significant concerns about these tools being proposed and used by firms to avoid paying customers redress (see: LNB News 05/07/2022 72). Practitioners will need to take note of the guidance where the proposed compromise involves regulated companies, meaning...

Sentencing Guidelines for Corporate offenders—Money laundering checklist

Sentencing Guidelines for Corporate offenders—Money laundering checklist This Checklist summarises the Sentencing Council’s guidelines for money laundering offences committed by a corporate (Money Laundering Guidelines). The Money Laundering Guidelines can be accessed here: • Magistrates’ Court Sentencing Guideline—Corporate offenders: fraud, bribery and money laundering—for use in cases involving corporates being sentenced in the magistrates’ court • Crown Court Sentencing Guideline—Corporate offenders: fraud, bribery and money laundering—for use in cases involving corporates being sentenced in the Crown Court The Sentencing Council also publishes a number of overarching guidelines, which should be considered in respect of all sentencing exercises. These include: • Totality guideline (Crown Court) • Totality guideline (magistrates’ court) • General guideline—overarching principles (Crown Court) • General guideline—overarching principles (magistrates’ court) • Reduction in sentence for a guilty plea (Crown Court) • Reduction in sentence for a guilty plea (magistrates’ court) For more information, see Practice Note: Sentences imposed following conviction. Among these overarching guidelines, the General guideline: overarching principles (the General guideline) is specifically designed...

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Forms of business vehicle—fundamentals

There are many forms of business vehicle and it is important that the most appropriate form of vehicle is chosen to carry on a business; the choice of vehicle may have a bearing on the business’s success or failure.Not every vehicle will suit the needs and demands of a business. Each vehicle has its advantages and disadvantages. The decision as to which vehicle to use to carry on a particular business will be complex and is dependent on various legal, tax and commercial considerations; there may not be a perfect fit.In addition, the vehicle originally chosen to carry on a particular business may not continue to be the right choice for that business as it develops and matures. The vehicle chosen to carry on a business should be kept under periodic review. If the original choice of vehicle to carry on a business becomes unsuitable, an alternative vehicle may take over that business, although a change of vehicle may be costly, depending on the circumstances.This fundamentals note considers the different...

Incorporating a company

STOP PRESS: The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA 2023) received Royal Assent on 26 October 2023. It is intended to enhance corporate transparency in the UK, principally through Companies House reforms and amendments to provisions of the Companies Act 2006. It also seeks to modernise the regulatory framework for limited partnerships and create stronger powers to tackle economic crime. ECCTA 2023 is to come into force in stages. A number of its provisions came into force on 4 March 2024 and may impact this content. For further information, see Practice Notes: Implementation of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 and The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023, particularly the legislation and consultation tracker.What is a company?A company is a separate legal entity, distinct from its members. It is owned by its members and it is managed by its directors. It is regulated by the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006).The company is a very commonly used business vehicle; there are over 5 million registered companies in...

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Warranty limitations—pro-seller—share purchase agreement

Insert the following definitions as new definitions into clause 1 of Precedent: Share purchase agreement—pro-buyer—corporate seller—conditional—long form: 1 Definitions and interpretation Claim means a claim by the Buyer for any breach of the provisions of this Agreement (including a claim for breach of the Warranties); Data Room means the data room relating to the [Company OR Group] comprising all contracts, agreements, licences, documents and other information made available to the Buyer and its advisers, as listed in the Data Room index attached to the Disclosure Letter; The ScheduleLimitations on the Warranties ...

Finance provisions—joint venture shareholders’ agreement

ALTERNATIVE 1: PROVISION FOR FUTURE LOANS BY SHAREHOLDERS Clause 1 Insert a new definition as follows (if not already included): Respective Proportion means, in relation to a Shareholder, the proportion which the number of Shares held by that Shareholder bears to the total number of issued Shares of the Company; Replace clause 9.3 with the following new clauses 9.3 and 9.4: 9.3 In the event that, at any time during the term of this Agreement, any such borrowings are not available or do not satisfy the working capital requirements of the Company as determined by the Board, each of the Shareholders, when requested from time to time, lend to the Company its Respective Proportion of the amount specified by the...

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Can an insurer refuse to provide internal correspondence and case notes relating to an insurance claim where a subject access request (SAR) is made under the UK GDPR for such information?

Can an insurer refuse to provide internal correspondence and case notes relating to an insurance claim where a subject access request (SAR) is made under the UK GDPR for such information? This Q&A assumes that the organisation that has received the SAR is a ‘controller’ of the relevant data. For an introduction to the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation, Retained Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (UK GDPR) regime, including key data protection terms and concepts, such as ‘personal data’, 'processing', 'data subject' and ‘controller’, see: Data protection toolkit. As further explained in Practice Notes: The UK GDPR and DPA 2018 for insurers and Data subject rights—access, Article 15 of the UK GDPR gives individuals a right to obtain confirmation from a data controller as to whether or not personal data concerning them is being processed, and where it is, access to the personal data and certain further information. A request for such information is commonly known as a ‘subject access request’ (or a 'SAR' or 'DSAR'). In order to assist...

How does a company remove a charge from the charges register at Companies House that has already been released if the beneficiary of the charge is a dissolved company or has been taken over by another company?

How does a company remove a charge from the charges register at Companies House that has already been released if the beneficiary of the charge is a dissolved company or has been taken over by another company? There is no statutory requirement for a chargor to notify Companies House that it has either fully or partially satisfied a debt or had its security released. However, such notification will be in the best interests of the chargor so that any potential investors and lenders are aware that the debt has been satisfied and/or its assets are unencumbered. Where a charge has been released in full, to notify Companies House, the chargor should submit form MR04 (Statement of satisfaction in

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Claims groups slam government report on personal injury reform

Law360, London: The government's plan to reduce premiums for motorists through its controversial reforms to claims for 'whiplash' injuries in 2020 have failed, consumer advocates said, after an official report found prices had fallen by less than promised.

How Meta’s settlement of UK lawsuit can shape future pay-or-consent decisions

MLex: Meta’s settlement of a landmark UK lawsuit challenging its use of personal data for targeted ads on 21 March 2025 is already making waves: an advocacy group has asked US social-media company to stop showing targeted ads to users through automatic emails. The case is set to shape pay-or-consent talks as the European Commission is poised to adopt a decision in early April 2025 on whether this model—which Meta says it wants to develop, is compatible with EU rules.

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1 Companies

1 Companies(1) In the Companies Acts, unless the context otherwise requires—“company” means a company formed and registered under this Act, that is—(a) a company so formed and registered after the commencement of this Part, or(b) a company that immediately before the commencement of this Part— (i) was formed and registered under the Companies Act 1985 (c 6) or the Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 (SI 1986/1032 (NI 6)), or(ii) was an existing company for the purposes of that Act or that Order,(which is to be

1148 Interpretation of company communications provisions

(1) In the company communications provisions—“address” includes a number or address used for the purposes of sending or receiving documents or information by electronic means;“company” includes any body corporate;“document” includes summons, notice, order or other legal process and registers.(2) References in the company communications provisions to provisions of the Companies Acts authorising or requiring a document or information to be sent or supplied include all such provisions, whatever expression is used, and references to documents or information being sent or supplied shall be construed accordingly.(3) References in the company communications

Company is referenced 2 in UK Parliament Acts