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Missing the Credit Crunch (20/03/09) When the Credit Crunch leads to governments printing money – understand the terminology More... Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 (31/03/09) The Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 (“the Regulations”) came into force on 26th May 2008. They were implemented by the UK in response to a European Directive of almost identical content and effect. More... 'The Lawyer' Profiles TWM (17/11/08) The following article appeared in the November edition of the publication The Lawyer More... BERR publishes FAQs relating to Trading Disclosures (26/06/08) The Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) has made available, on the Companies Act 2006 section of its website, a series of Frequently Asked Questions on what trading information is required to be disclosed by companies. More... Business tax changes that came into effect April 2008. (26/06/08) A number of business tax changes came into effect April 2008. More... New efficient rules for expert determination (16/06/08) The Academy of Experts has recently developed a new set of rules for use in expert determination. More... Aim Website Guide (13/11/07) A guide has been released by the Quoted Companies Alliance (QCA) to help AIM companies conform to the new obligation to have a website providing Investor Relation (IR) information. The guide is published in time for AIM companies to have their website up-and-running and in line with the AIM Rule 26 by 20th August. More... ICSA Registrars Group Issues Boiler Room Warning (13/11/07) The Institute of Company Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA) Registrars Group recently gave advice to listed firms after a flurry of boiler room scams. They produced this advice to raise awareness of the scam after it was reported by the FSA following a survey of 100 victims that average losses were ?20,000 and some even rose to over ?100,000. More... Unfair Terms Update (03/05/07) The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has published a consultation on revisions to its guidance on the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999 (Regulations). More... Companies Act 2006 (16/04/07) The Companies Act 2006 (the Act) (originally introduced in November 2005 as the Company Law Reform Bill) received royal assent on 8 November 2006 and comprises a colossal 1300 sections... More... |
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