This article discusses one of the most significant changes to company law brought about by the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (ECCTA): mandatory identity verification for company directors and persons with…

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Tags: ECCTA, Company Formation, directors, PSCs

Navigating the ECCT Act 2: the Registrar’s new powers

Published in News and opinion on November 20, 2023 by David Hill

The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency (ECCT) Act has given Companies House sweeping new powers of enforcement in the fight against money laundering, fraud and other economic crime. These powers are aimed at improving the…

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Tags: ECCTA, Companies House, company names, registered office address

Navigating the ECCT Act 1: Changes to accounts filing at Companies House

Published in News and opinion on November 14, 2023 by David Hill

The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (ECCTA) has introduced a set of changes to how companies file their accounts with Companies House. Here we lay out what we currently know about the coming changes and how they will…

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Tags: ECCTA, accounts, micro-entity accounts, statutory accounts

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