Shareholders’ Rights Directive

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The Shareholdersā€™ Rights Directive will be introduced into UK law in August 2009. According to the Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (ā€˜BERRā€™), which is responsible for implementing the Directive, the aim is to: ā€˜improve corporate governance in EU companies traded on regulated markets by enabling shareholders to exercise their voting rights and rights to information across bordersā€™.

Many of the provisions in the Directive are already in force in the UK, through the existing legal and governance framework. BERR is currently consulting on the following changes which, when agreed, will be implemented through amendments to the Companies Act 2006:
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London Registrars’ process agency service

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Many companies based overseas may be required by the parties with whom they are entering into an agreement to appoint and authorise a process agent to receive court papers (otherwise known as process) in England and Wales in the event of any legal actions or proceedings brought by the parties to the agreement.

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How outsourcing your company secretarial function can help your business

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Peter Driver, Client Services Director at London Registrars Ltd, talks in this article about how company directors can manage their governance and statutory obligations effectively by making use of outsourcedĀ company secretarial servicesĀ and describes how London Registrars has worked with new and existing clients to overcome initial reservations about outsourcing. Continue reading