Corporate Notes

Company administration – Companies House launches ACSP registration and confirms new start date for identity verification

Companies House has launched its new service through which parties can apply to be an authorised corporate service provider (ACSP). It has also announced …

Company law – Companies House delays start date for registration as an ACSP

Companies House has confirmed that the start date for registration as an authorised corporate service provider (ACSP) has been postponed. It had been …

Company administration – Companies House guidance on identity verification

Companies House has published guidance on identity verification (IDV) under the new requirements being introduced by the Economic Crime and Corporate …

Company administration – Companies House rules on identity verification

Companies House has published rules setting out the evidence which applicants will need to submit when applying to have their identity verified under the …

Corporate criminal liability for economic crimes – our briefing on the new failure to prevent fraud offence

Our corporate crime team has published a briefing on the offence of failure to prevent fraud.

Half-yearly corporate update – our latest briefing

We have published our half-yearly update briefing which summarises the major developments in UK corporate law and regulation that have occurred over the …

Company administration – Companies House confirms key start dates for identity verification

Companies House has published an updated implementation plan for the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (ECCTA) which includes key dates for …

Company administration – regulations on identity verification made under ECCTA

The ECCTA is introducing new identity verification requirements for all new and existing company directors (and equivalents for other entities), PSCs and …

Company law – regulations under ECCTA in relation to disclosure of residential addresses and information sharing

Two sets of regulations have been made under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA)

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Corporate criminal liability for economic crimes – Government guidance published

The Home Office has published statutory guidance for organisations on the new corporate offence of failure to prevent fraud, which will come into force …

Companies House – implementation plan published for ECCTA

Companies House has published an outline implementation plan for the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA), which recaps the …