Company Law Reform Feature
The Companies Act 2006
This is the comment on the OPSI website about the text of this
act which has been Royal Assent but won't begin to come into
effect until next year:
"Companies Act:
We do not expect to receive the approved text of this Act from
the House of Lords before the end of November. Once received the
text will be made available immediately on this website in PDF
format with an HTML version following some days later."
27 November 2006
The Companies Act 2006: Issues for Private Companies
27 November 2006
Ashurst provides commentary:
http://www.ashurst.com/doc.aspx?id_Content=2661
Although the 2006 Act will make a significant number of
administrative and procedural changes for the daily running of
private companies, it is unlikely that any will have a major
impact.
The Companies Act 2006: Issues for Public And/Or Quoted Companies
27 November 2006
Ashurst provides commentary:
http://www.ashurst.com/doc.aspx?id_Content=2660
The more significant changes of the 2006 Act are the expanded
business review and the new rights of beneficial holders of shares
to receive company communications.
Record Breaking Reform of Company Law Becomes An Act
27 November 2006
Olswang provides commentary:
http://www.olswang.com/pdfs/companies_bill_nov06.pdf
The Companies Act 2006 will, once it comes into force, affect all
companies, whether large or small, quoted or unquoted and their
shareholders, directors, secretaries and auditors.