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Corporate law bulletin winter 2016

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Welcome to the winter 2016 edition of our corporate law bulletin.

Electronic signatures: City of London Law Society publishes guidance

Electronic signatures are far from a new phenomenon, yet there has been a distinct lack of clarity with regard to their validity in the execution of legal documents which has resulted in a reluctance to use them in larger transactions… read more

Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015: where are we now?

The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (SBEE) received Royal Assent in March 2015 with a number of changes having been implemented in stages since this date. Contrary to its name, the SBEE affects all UK companies, irrespective of size, and covers a range of matters, part of which has the aim of enhancing the trust and transparency of UK businesses and improving the quality of the information available on the public record… read more

The Modern Slavery Act 2015 (MSA) – has your organisation complied with reporting obligations?

Since 31 March 2016, certain commercial organisations have been required to publish a statement giving details of what they are doing to ensure modern slavery and human trafficking are not taking place in their businesses or supply chains (statement). The statement is to be published annually in the financial years ending on or after 31 March 2016 (with the Government encouraging the statements to appear no later than six months after financial year end)… read more

The Market Abuse Regulation and AIM companies

The EU Market Abuse Regulation (2014/596/EU) (MAR) which came into force on 3 July 2016 was introduced to harmonise EU-wide market abuse regimes and aims to enhance market integrity and investor protection. MAR applies to AIM companies, which must ensure compliance with new rules on disclosure of inside information, insider lists and disclosure of dealings by persons discharging managerial responsibilities (PDMRs) (which includes directors) and persons closely associated with them… read more

Case Study: Rush Hair Limited -v- Hayley Gibson-Forbes and S.J. Forbes Limited [2016] EWHC 2589 (QB)

High Court ruling on reasonableness of restrictive covenants within a share purchase agreement 

This case related to the sale of shares by Hayley Gibson-Forbes (HGF) to Rush Hair Limited (Rush) in Hair (Windsor) Ltd (Windsor), which operated a hair-dressing business. The terms of the sale were set out in a share purchase agreement (SPA)… read more

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