Corporate law for tax lawyers

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Much of the work tax lawyers perform is transactional, often feeding into documentation and advice provided to clients by corporate lawyers. This subtopic introduces different areas of corporate law with which it would be useful for a tax lawyer to be familiar.

Company law

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    Incorporating a company—this Practice Note summarises the main considerations when incorporating a public or private company limited by shares and the procedure under the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006) to do so

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    Tailoring a shelf company—this Practice Note summarises the steps typically involved in purchasing and tailoring a shelf company

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    PSC register—the people with significant control regime—this Practice Note provides a practical overview of the people with significant control (PSC) regime and the requirement to maintain a PSC register

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    Joint, several, and joint and several liability—this Practice Note examines joint, several, and joint and several liability in contract as well as tort. It considers who must sue and be sued in such situations, discharge of joint, several, and joint and several liability, and the ability to recover contribution in relation to joint,

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