The Act aims to enhance the role of Companies House and boost corporate transparency to combat economic crime and promote growth by improving company information. This means that there will be new ...

However, Companies House does not have a remit to check the veracity of the information filed. Although the government is aware of the problem, there have only been five prosecutions for ...

All information supplied to the Registrar or information already on the register will be within scope of this power. Companies House will no longer be obliged to accept documents that are ...

Companies House has introduced a digital identity verification process for individuals wanting to set up and run a company in the UK. Identity verification will initially be voluntary, however ...

Companies House is a mere repository of information, with no statutory powers to verify information provided to it. It lacks the resources to police even the minimal laws that do exist.

U.S. lawmakers on Thursday asked Pfizer Inc for information on alleged comments by a former executive suggesting its research executives intentionally delayed clinical trial results of its COVID-19 ...

Clive Freedman QC, told Mr Justice Edis that Companies House was in breach of its duty to Taylor & Sons Ltd when it made the mistake. The information was wrongly recorded on the companies register ...

Companies House has announced new powers to clamp down ... “It will now be much quicker and easier to report and remove personal information that has been misused. This will make a real ...

Phil Davison-Sebry alleges that Companies House mistakenly sold information to credit reference agencies saying the firm had gone into liquidation A businessman is suing Companies House for £8.8m ...

it will also be able to “challenge information submitted to Companies House”, including helping those who are victims of identity theft where their identities are being falsely used to ...

At last year's hearing Clive Freedman QC told Mr Justice Edis that Companies House was in breach of its duty to Taylor & Sons Ltd when it made the mistake. The information was wrongly recorded on ...

Welcome to the Corporate Briefing, where we review the latest developments in UK corporate law that you need to know about. In this month’s issue ...