Bankruptcy and Companies Court
The Bankruptcy and Companies Court, which is part of the High Court Chancery Division, deals with certain kinds of cases concerning insolvency law (both corporate and individual) and company law. Information and guidance, including the Bankruptcy Court Guide, are available here on the Justice portal site. |
Companies House
Companies House, an executive agency of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, carries out a number of functions, including registration, relating to limited companies and company records in the UK. Basic company information, a list of disqualified directors, forms and guidance booklets are accessible free of charge. An extensive section is devoted to the Companies Act 2006. More detailed information and a range of other services are available as subscription services.
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Company Law Club
Company Law Club is a web site of Incorporation Services Limited, a Newcastle upon Tyne based firm which provides company registration and related services. Free information on the site includes a searchable and browsable company law database; an annotated list of the main UK companies legislation, with links to full text on the Legislation.gov.uk site; links to government and other company law web sites; and recent newsletters. |
Company Names Tribunal
The Company Names Tribunal, which was created 1 October 2008, adjudicates on disputes about opportunistic company name and limited liability partnership name registrations. It is administered by the UK Intellectual Property Office. There is a fact sheet (which includes links to legislation), a practice direction, forms and decisions. |
Corporate Law and Governance
This site, created by Robert Goddard, a law lecturer at Aston Business School, Birmingham, functions both as a blog and as a portal for corporate (company) law. The blog covers important developments, news and other items, and the portal provides links to the main corporate law and governance primary materials, news sources and organisations.
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Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) was created on 5 June 2009 by a merger of the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) and the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS). Its responsibilities include productivity, enterprise, business relations, business law, competition, consumer policy, employment regulation, further and higher education, and science. This section of the GOV.UK web site provides access to information on its activities and policies in these areas, its publications and announcements, and to information more widely across the whole government.
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Financial Reporting Council
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) is an independent regulator responsible for promoting confidence in corporate reporting and governance in the UK. There are site sections for each of the six "operating bodies" which the FRC incorporates - the Accounting Standards Board, Financial Reporting Review Panel, Accountancy and Actuarial Discipline Board, Professional Oversight Board, Auditing Practices Board, and Board for Actuarial Standards. Downloadable documents include the FRC's Combined Code on Corporate Governance and the UK Stewardship Code. |
London Stock Exchange
Amongst the extensive stock market information on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) site is a "Rules and regulations" section, from which the current LSE Rules may be downloaded. To locate this section select the tab "For traders and brokers". Also available are the current AIM Rules, which can be found under the tab "For companies and advisers".
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Takeover Panel
The Panel on Takeovers and Mergers is the regulatory body which administers the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers. Documents on the site include the Code, the Rules Governing Substantial Acquisitions of Shares, Panel statements, practice statements, current and recent public consultation papers, and all annual reports since the Panel's inception in 1968.
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