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1 month ago | 
lexology.com | Erica MacDonald |Roddy Martin |Robert Moore
Companies House has confirmed that the start date for registration as an authorised corporate service provider (ACSP) has been postponed. It had been expected that registration would open from 25 February 2025.
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2 months ago | 
herbertsmithfreehills.com | Mark Bardell |Alex Kay |Erica MacDonald
Companies House has published guidance on identity verification (IDV) under the new requirements being introduced by the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA). The ECCTA is introducing IDV requirements for all new and existing company directors (and equivalents for other entities), PSCs and those filing information with Companies House.
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2 months ago | 
lexology.com | Mark Bardell |Alex Kay |Erica MacDonald
Companies House has published guidance on identity verification (IDV) under the new requirements being introduced by the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA). The ECCTA is introducing IDV requirements for all new and existing company directors (and equivalents for other entities), PSCs and those filing information with Companies House.
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Mar 20, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Clive Cunningham |Marina Reason |Kelesi Blundell |Erica MacDonald
The government has made new regulations (the 2024 Order) to update the
exemptions in the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial
Promotions) Order (2005) (the FPO), and the equivalent
exemptions in the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Promotion
of Collective Investment Schemes) Order 2001 (PCIS), relating
to high net worth individuals and sophisticated investors.
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Jan 4, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Barnaby Hinnigan |Erica MacDonald |Gavin Williams
The government has made new regulations to update the exemptions in the Financial Promotions Order (2005) (the FPO)
relating to high net worth individuals and sophisticated
investors.
This forms part of a wider initiative by HM Treasury and the FCA
to reform and update the UK's financial promotions regime under
section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets
Act 2000, and follows an earlier consultation and response published by HM Treasury.
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Jan 2, 2024 | 
law360.com | Erica MacDonald
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Jan 2, 2024 | 
law360.com | Erica MacDonald
ADVERTISEMENT Don't want ads? Subscribe or login now. By Erica MacDonald and Sylvia Bokyung St. Clair (January 2, 2024, 3:16 PM EST) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has enhanced its response to child labor violations following a 69% increase in violation findings between 2018 and 2022.[1]...
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Jan 2, 2024 | 
law360.co.uk | Erica MacDonald
ADVERTISEMENT Don't want ads? Subscribe or login now. By Erica MacDonald and Sylvia Bokyung St. Clair (January 2, 2024, 3:16 PM EST) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has enhanced its response to child labor violations following a 69% increase in violation findings between 2018 and 2022.[1]...
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Dec 14, 2023 | 
jdsupra.com | Erica MacDonald
On November 28, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division announced that it will assess child labor civil monetary penalties for nonserious injury and noninjury violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act on a per-violation basis, rather than on a per-child basis as it had previously done, significantly increasing the aggregate of potential penalties.
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Oct 9, 2023 | 
jdsupra.com | Kerry Gibbons |Erica MacDonald |Henry Van Dyck
DOJ will provide the presumption of a declination to companies that self-report corporate misconduct discovered during the M&A process. To qualify for this safe harbor, the acquiring company must promptly and voluntarily report misconduct within six months from the date of closing. Companies that clawback, withhold, or make a good-faith effort to claw back or withhold compensation incentives from wrongdoing employees can have their criminal fines reduced by that same amount.
