Month: January 2015

The Modern Slavery Bill was introduced in June 2014 and is the first of its kind in Europe.  The Government’s aim is to bring together, in a single Act, legislative measures to combat slavery and human trafficking.  It is currently going through Parliament and is expected to be enacted before the general election in May …   Read more

In Burry & Knight Limited & Another v Knight, the Court of Appeal considered, for the first time, the refusal of a shareholder’s request for access to a company’s register. The Companies Act 2006 sets out specific rules requiring companies to keep a register of members. These must be available for inspection by any shareholder …   Read more