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Acting to stop harm: the FCA and Appointed Representatives
James Alleyne
4 December 2020
Can a De Facto Director be disqualified as a Director?
It is well known that directors owe duties to the company of which they are a director and, in certain circumstances, its shareholders, creditors and employees. Many people believe that if you have not been formally appointed as a director, i.e. you do not appear on Companies House records as a director, you will not owe the usual directors’ duties and, therefore, cannot be in breach of such duties or subject to sanctions for breach.
18 December 2019
Is the FRC considering whether Sarbanes-Oxley should cross the waters?
The general election is now over, and Parliament has more time to deal with matters other than Brexit. The spotlight has therefore returned to corporate governance, with The Sunday Times reporting that the FRC is developing a “British version of Sarbanes-Oxley”. It reported that this would “heap more responsibility on to directors, asking them to vouch regularly for the integrity of their financial controls and – if passed into law in the UK – opening the possibility of criminal proceedings against chief executives and finance directors for reporting misleading statements to the market.”
11 December 2019
A change of direction in director disqualification for breaches of competition law?
The recent practice of regulators – and the potential for future developments – means that company directors need to be increasingly aware of the risks associated with competition law compliance.
27 November 2019
No man is an island, but being a sole director might come close
Up to now you’ve been operating as a sole trader. Your business is growing, your contracts are becoming more lucrative, and you want to limit your potential personal liability. You decide it’s time to incorporate a company and join the other 4 million private limited companies on the UK Company Register.
15 November 2019
The role of a Financial Director – a life in the spotlight
BBC news alerts on our phones seem to be constant these days. There is of course the small issue of Brexit which is keeping journalists occupied. However, the state of the economy also features heavily in the news: large corporate collapses have dominated the headlines in recent times.
