Biggart Baillie Solicitors

Directors' Liabilities In Times Of Financial Difficulties
Directors of companies need to be aware of the particular risks of trading through financially difficult times. Alasdair Peacock and Euan Tripp look at the risk of directors incurring liability for their company's debts through wrongful trading and outline some practical steps to mitigrate that risk.

Financial Assistance After 1 October 2008
The abolition of the prohibition on financial assistance is one of the most publicised aspects of the new Companies Act. Catherine Feechan looks at the issues.

Directors’ Duties – Take Cover!
Two of the Directors’ duties that were introduced with the Companies Act 2006 may pose an increased risk of claims against Directors as an individual.

Companies Act 2006 - Directors Duties: Dealings With The Company
The New Companies Act is having an enormous effect on the legal responsibilities of companies and their directors. The definition of the persons connected to a director is substantially widened.

Companies Act 2006 - New Regulations Relating To Meetings And Resolutions
A raft of new provisions relating to meetings and resolutions come into force in October 2007.

Companies Act 2006 - Communicating With Shareholders
There are important changes to the way in which companies can communicate with their shareholders.

Companies Act 2006 - Shareholders' Rights
From 1 October 2008 shareholders will have a raft of new rights.

Companies Act 2006 - Changes To The Statutory Registers Required To Be Kept By Companies
This is a concise list of the changes made to the Statutory Registers required to be kept by companies as a result of the New Companies Act.

LLPs and The Companies Act 2006 – Top Ten Changes
New Regulations applying the terms of the Companies Act 2006 to LLPs will come into effect on 1 October 2009. The existing law governing LLPs is set out in the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000 which is based on the old Companies Act 1985.