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Lee Roach

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This Bluesky account accompanies my Company Law textbook, published by Oxford University Press. Provides Company Law and Corporate Governance updates. Third edition due in April 2026.

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Lee Roach @leeroach.bsky.social · 15d

These Regulations, amongst other things, extend to LLPs the abolition of the requirement to keep certain statutory registers

Lee Roach @leeroach.bsky.social · 15d

The Limited Liability Partnerships (Application and Modification
of Company Law) Regulations 2025 made www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/10...

www.legislation.gov.uk

Lee Roach @leeroach.bsky.social · 15d

These regulations amongst other things, will abolish the requirement for companies to keep a PSC register

Lee Roach @leeroach.bsky.social · 15d

The Register of People with Significant Control (Amendment)
Regulations 2025 made www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/10...

www.legislation.gov.uk

Lee Roach @leeroach.bsky.social · 15d

These Regulations, amongst other things, will remove the requirement for companies to keep certain statutory registers

Lee Roach @leeroach.bsky.social · 15d

The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023
(Consequential, Incidental and Miscellaneous Provisions)
Regulations 2025 made www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/10...

www.legislation.gov.uk

Lee Roach @leeroach.bsky.social · 15d

FRC publishes its 2024/25 review of corporate reporting www.frc.org.uk/news-and-eve...

FRC publishes Annual Review of Corporate Reporting

Lee Roach @leeroach.bsky.social · 16d

Government provides an update on the Audit Reform and Corporate Governance Bill committees.parliament.uk/publications...

committees.parliament.uk

Lee Roach @leeroach.bsky.social · 16d

The FCA has produced a number of video guides to help navigate the new FCA Handbook website handbook.fca.org.uk/guides/video...

handbook.fca.org.uk

Lee Roach @leeroach.bsky.social · 16d

FCA updates its FCA Handbook website handbook.fca.org.uk/handbook

handbook.fca.org.uk

Lee Roach @leeroach.bsky.social · 16d

The Chancellor of the High Court publishes an updated Practice Statement in respect of Schemes of Arrangement and Restructuring Plans under the Companies Act 2006 www.judiciary.uk/guidance-and...

Practice Statement from the Chancellor of the High Court: Part 26 of the Companies Act 2006 - Courts and Tribunals Judiciary

Read the updated Practice Statement issued by Sir Julian Flaux in respect of Schemes of Arrangement and Restructuring Plans under the Act

www.judiciary.uk

Lee Roach @leeroach.bsky.social · 16d

London Stock Exchange updates its Admissions and Disclosure Standards docs.londonstockexchange.com/sites/defaul...

docs.londonstockexchange.com

Lee Roach @leeroach.bsky.social · 16d

London Stock Exchange updates its Rules of the London Stock Exchange docs.londonstockexchange.com/sites/defaul...

docs.londonstockexchange.com

Lee Roach @leeroach.bsky.social · 16d

The London Stock Exchange publishes its Dividend Procedure Timetable 2026 docs.londonstockexchange.com/sites/defaul...

docs.londonstockexchange.com

Lee Roach @leeroach.bsky.social · 16d

High Court refuses to sanction the restructuring plan of Waldorf Production UK plc caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/ch/2025...

Waldorf Production UK Plc, Re - Find Case Law - The National Archives

caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk

Lee Roach @leeroach.bsky.social · 16d

For the first time, the court provides guidance on the amount of damages payable under ss 90 and 90A of the FSMA 2000 caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/ch/2025...

ACL Netherlands BV & Ors v Jeremy Vaughan Sandelson & Anor - Find Case Law - The National Archives

caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk

Lee Roach @leeroach.bsky.social · 16d

The requirement to maintain certain statutory registers will be abolished from the 18 November 2025 changestoukcompanylaw.campaign.gov.uk/changes-to-c...

Changes to company registers

Under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2024, there will no longer be a requirement for companies to hold certain registers of information.

changestoukcompanylaw.campaign.gov.uk

Lee Roach @leeroach.bsky.social · 16d

The 'failure to prevent fraud' offence found in s 199 of the ECCTA 2023 comes into force www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/5...

Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023

www.legislation.gov.uk

Lee Roach @leeroach.bsky.social · 16d

High Court sanctions River Island's restructuring plan, and summarises the key legal principles the court should consider when deciding whether to exercise the cross class cram down caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/ch/2025...

River Island Holdings Limited, Re - Find Case Law - The National Archives

caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk

Lee Roach @leeroach.bsky.social · Sep 3

Government publishes technical guidance on the register of overseas entities www.gov.uk/government/p...

Register of Overseas Entities: guidance on registration and verification

Technical guidance for understanding the Register of Overseas Entities and the requirements it places on overseas entities that own land within the UK.

Lee Roach @leeroach.bsky.social · Sep 3

High Court provides guidance on the new 'appropriate address' rules introduced by the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/ch/2025...

DG Resources Ltd v The Commissioners for HMRC - Find Case Law - The National Archives

caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk

Lee Roach @leeroach.bsky.social · Sep 3

Government blocks, on national security grounds, a joint venture between Versarien Plc and Anhui Boundary Innovative Materials Technology Co Ltd www.gov.uk/government/p...

Acquisition of tangible and intangible assets held by Versarien Plc by the prospective UK Joint Venture Co and Anhui Boundary Innovative Materials Technology Co Ltd: notice of final order

Lee Roach @leeroach.bsky.social · Sep 3

The Crown Prosecution Service updates its guidance on corporate prosecutions www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidan...

Corporate Prosecutions | The Crown Prosecution Service

Lee Roach @leeroach.bsky.social · Sep 3

FCA publishes the results of its review into share buybacks in listed companies www.fca.org.uk/publication/...

Lee Roach @leeroach.bsky.social · Sep 3

The FRC publishes the latest list of signatories to the UK Stewardship Code www.frc.org.uk/news-and-eve...

Latest signatories to UK Stewardship Code announced

Lee Roach @leeroach.bsky.social · Sep 3

High Court provides guidance on when a majority shareholder can bring an unfair prejudice petition caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/ch/2025...

Sean Ronnan & Anor v Richard Stansfield & Anor - Find Case Law - The National Archives

caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk

Lee Roach @leeroach.bsky.social · Sep 3

High Court exercises the cross class cram down and sanctions the restructuring plan of Madagascar Oil Ltd caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/ch/2025...

Madagascar Oil Limited, Re - Find Case Law - The National Archives

caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk

Lee Roach @leeroach.bsky.social · Sep 3

High Court clarifies the test to be applied when deciding whether to convert a members' voluntary winding up to a creditors' voluntary winding up caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/ch/2025...

Noal SCSp & Ors v Novalpina Capital LLP & Ors - Find Case Law - The National Archives

caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk

Lee Roach @leeroach.bsky.social · Sep 3

High Court removes a company's administrator due to a conflict of interest caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/ch/2025...

BTI 2014 LLC & Anor v Finbarr O'Connell & Ors - Find Case Law - The National Archives

caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk

Lee Roach @leeroach.bsky.social · Sep 3

High Court invalidates the disposal of a LLP's entire business as it was not approved by all the members caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/ch/2025...

Helen Mary Ross v Andrew John Phillips - Find Case Law - The National Archives

caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk