Nonprofit Basics: Conflict of Interest Policies and Best Practices for Approving Insider Compensation
FCPA Compliance Report-Episode 330 Robin Bew and Henry Stoever of the NACD
FCPA Compliance and Ethics Report-Episode 119-FCPA Year in Review, Part I
This Q&A guide to restructuring and insolvency law in the British Virgin Islands gives a high level overview of the most common forms of security granted over immovable and movable property; creditors' and shareholders'...more
Our Financial Services Litigation Group examines an English Court of Appeal decision that highlights the need for company directors to fully understand and abide by the exit provisions in their shareholders’ agreements under...more
This article is the second of a three-part series analysing the decision of Justice Martin in Glendina Pty Limited & Ors v NKWE Platinum Ltd (2025) SC (Bda) 15 Civ – the first “fair value” appraisal claim under section 106...more
In a recent decision, the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Courts’ Court of Appeal reaffirmed the statutory rights of directors under the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 (the “BCA”) to inspect company documents, including...more
The English Court of Appeal’s recent decision in Saxon Woods Investments Limited v. Francesco Costa ([2025] EWCA Civ 708) provides clarification on the application of directors’ fiduciary duties and the interpretation of good...more
A foundation company is a vehicle unique to the Cayman Islands. It has features akin to a company, retaining separate legal personality and limited liability, whilst functioning in a manner similar to a civil law foundation...more
The UK Takeover Panel (Panel) has made its first-ever compensation order under the statutory powers granted to it under the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006). It has also issued “cold shoulder” orders against 10 individuals, the...more
The recent "summary judgment" litigation between MetalRNG plc and BriefENERGY Holdings LLP (and others) has provided some further clarity on what "is to be acquired" means for the purposes of the section 190 Companies Act...more
I. Introduction - As a common law jurisdiction, Ireland’s legal system is similar to that of the US and the UK and businesses can be carried on in Ireland in several different ways, including as sole traders, partnerships...more
A Hogan Lovells client note discussing the conflicts of interests duties imposed on directors by the Companies Act 2006. ...more
A client note providing an introduction to the main duties which directors of UK companies owe to their company under the Companies Act 2006. ...more
A recent Singapore High Court decision has clarified the situations in which nominee directors can be convicted of money laundering offences in banking and wire fraud, and the appropriate penalties to be imposed....more
From October 2016 no person, other than a natural person, will be able to be appointed as a director of a company formed and registered under Companies Act 2006 (the Act) or Companies Act 1985[2], unless that company is the...more