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Should corporate directors be banned?

Published in Company officers on October 16, 2024 by Philip Newman

Having corporate directors has long been an issue open to debate as their use can help criminals disguise their control over companies.…

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Tags: ECCT Act, company officers, corporate directors, directors

What is a non-executive director?

Published in Company officers on June 1, 2023 by Johnathan Korchak

In recent years the number and importance of non-executive directors (or ‘NEDs’) in UK companies has grown significantly. While the focus for discussion of non-executive directors is often on listed companies, their value…

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Tags: appointment, company officers, directors, non-executive

What is a shadow director?

Published in Company officers on February 16, 2023 by David Hill

A shadow director is a person or company that has significant influence over a company’s affairs without being formally appointed as a director. This is sometimes so they can have control over a company without their name being…

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Tags: corporate directors, directors, register of directors

Hashmi v Lorimer-Wing [2022]: what it means for sole company directors

Published in Company officers on December 1, 2022 by David Hill

Can a single director run a company or must there be two?…

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Tags: special, Annual general meeting, articles of association, directors, resolutions

Who can and cannot be a company director?

Published in Company officers on November 15, 2022 by Johnathan Korchak

In the UK, almost anyone can incorporate a limited company and become one of its directors. But for a multitude of reasons it is best to first establish that the person is capable of fully carrying out the director’s duties that…

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Tags: appointments, company officers, directors

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