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Corporate Update 2024 (online)

Details

Speaker: Chris Beanland

Date: Friday 8th November, 2024

Time: 13:45 - 15:45

Areas of Law: Company & Commercial

Competencies: B

Venue:
Online

Course Code: S4848

Description

2024 has been a busy year on the corporate front with both legislative and case-law developments that impact on practitioners. This course will look at key developments during the last year or so. As ever, the course will adopt a practical approach to provide busy practitioners with the knowledge to deal with the issues raised.

The course will cover:

  • The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 – are you aware of what has changed and what’s coming?
  • Re BHS Group Ltd [2024] EWHC 1417 – should alarm bells be ringing for directors in respect of wrongful and ‘misfeasant’ trading?
  • Make sure your warranty and indemnity insurance aligns with warranties – Re Project Angel (Bidco) Ltd [2024] EWCA Civ 446
  • Good faith and shareholder agreements – Saxon Woods Investments Ltd v Costa [2024] EWHC 387
  • Breach of confidence – Motor Organisation Ltd v Spectrum Insurance Services Ltd [2024] EWHC 261
  • Are directors’ duties extinguished when a company enters liquidation? – Mitchell v Al Jaber [2024] EWCA Civ 423
  • What is the limitation period for an unfair prejudice claim? – THG plc v Zedra Trustco (Jersey) Ltd [2024] EWCA Civ 158

Can’t make the date/time or need to revisit the training? No problem, booking onto this event means you will receive a link to access a recording of the event at your leisure! The link will be sent within approx 72hrs of live broadcast & be available for approx. 3 months, to view as many times as you wish.

Speaker Biographies

Chris Beanland qualified in 1992 with Eversheds, where he continued to practise in the Insolvency Department for a number of years. Chris is now an Associate Professor at The University of Law, Manchester and lectures extensively on company, commercial and insolvency issues.

Prices

Member £80
Non-member £110
Training Passport Free
Note: 20% VAT added at checkout