Alerts
Alerts archive 2007
27.04.07
The Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) announced on 26 April its decision to refer the leasing of rolling stock for franchised passenger services to the Competition Commission (CC).
17.04.07
The Consumer Credit Act 2006 starts to bite
Although the Consumer Credit Act 2006 (the Act) has been in place since 30 March 2006, much of it is only now making an impact.
10.04.07
From 1 January 2007, as European Economic Area nationals, Bulgarians and Romanians have been approved freely to reside in any EEA member state. Freedom means they will not require leave to enter or remain to reside legally in the UK.
10.04.07
The H-1B is the most popular work visa, and the most heavily regulated non-immigrant classification. It is utilised by US businesses to employ foreign workers in specialty occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise in a specified field.
10.04.07
Companies Act 2006: Takeovers, offers to the public and miscellaneous provisions
This briefing note should be read in conjunction with our earlier briefings, 'Companies Act 2006: Introduction and background' and 'The Companies Act 2006: What's new?'.10.04.07
On the 17 March 2006, the Home Office officially launched its Command Paper setting out proposals for a new points-based approach to managing the flow of migrants coming to the UK to work or study.
05.04.07
04.04.07
The Companies Bill received Royal Assent on 8 November 2006 and is now the Companies Act 2006. The second commencement order made under the Act was laid before Parliament on 8 February 2007, approved last week and published today.
02.04.07
Companies Act 2006: Constitution, capacity and execution of documents
In this briefing, we consider some of the main changes that the 2006 Act will make in relation to companies' constitutional documents, corporate capacity and rules for the valid execution of deeds and other contracts.
