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With many financial years ending on 31 December, directors’ and shareholders’ minds turn to dividends, declaring dividends to shareholders follows a defined process, with compliance required at each stage if…
read moreThe significant increase in machine learning and AI powered minute taking software has questioned whether Company Secretaries are still required for minute taking in board meetings. Michael Clarke, manager at…
read morePut simply, corporate governance is the framework, or the guidelines, for ensuring responsible business practice. Governance codes guide and form best practice, giving shape to the way companies and their…
read moreChange is coming to corporate law with the implementation of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (the “Act”). Regarded as the single biggest change to corporate law since…
read moreThere are almost 170,000 registered charities in the UK, and nearly 1 million people are charged with overseeing their governance and ensuring they act within their Charitable Objectives. Charity Trustees,…
read moreCorporate governance plays a pivotal role in shaping the way companies operate and interact with their stakeholders. It serves as the bedrock for transparency, accountability, and ethical practices within organisations.…
read moreFor charities, governance and compliance are fundamental parts of an organisation’s approach to ensuring it is fit for purpose, is delivering its strategic objectives, and it is meeting the expectations…
read moreHow to restore a dissolved company The dissolution of a company is typically a final decision. There are many reasons that the company’s directors may choose, or be required, to…
read moreThere is a constant debate in corporate governance around the importance of an independent Chair of a Board, and the benefits that the turnover of the Chair brings. The recent…
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