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    20/02/2024
    United Kingdom

    Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023: changes expected to come into force on 4 March 2024

    From Spring 2024 we expect the role of Companies House and the Registrar of Companies (Registrar) to change significantly from simply incorporating companies and being a largely passive information recipient and depository to being a pro-active regulator with clear objectives and the powers to fulfil them.Changes affecting the ongoing administration of companies and limited liability partnerships are also expected to come into force at the same time. Although no implementing regulation has been published yet, Companies House has announced that the date it is working to is 4 March 2024.The changes...
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    24/11/2023
    International

    Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism transition in effect since 1 October 2023

    On 1 October 2023, a two-year transitional period began for implementation of Regulation (EU) 2023/956, which introduces the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). CBAM levies punitive CO2 charges against third-country importers of certain goods and only permits CBAM declarants to import these goods into the EU. Although reporting obligations have been imposed for the two-year transition period, CBAM does not fully go into effect until 1 January 2026.A. General InformationFrom 1 January 2026, importers of specific goods from third countries will be required to pay punitive CO2 charges under...
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    08/11/2023
    United Kingdom

    Another step towards transparency: the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 becomes law

    The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA), which gained Royal Assent on 26 October 2023, is part of a package of reforms aimed at tackling economic crime and preventing the abuse of corporate structures in the UK by improving the transparency of corporations and those behind them. It is far-reaching in scope and Companies House have called its enactment “one of the most significant moments in [its] history”.Amongst other things, the ECCTA reforms Companies House and turns the Registrar of Companies into a more effective regulator with clear objectives and greater...
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    20/10/2023
    Singapore

    Singapore corporate regulator plans changes to stiffen AML prevention

    This article is produced by CMS Holborn Asia, a Formal Law Alliance between CMS Singapore and Holborn Law LLC. Introduction Amidst a high-profile money laundering investigation involving (currently) at least S$2.8 billion in domestic assets, Singapore’s government has recently announced plans to introduce additional measures to strengthen Singapore’s anti-money laundering (“AML”) regime.[1]The Proposed MeasuresThe additional measures primarily target:the role of corporate service providers (“CSPs”) authorized by the Singapore Accounting Corporate and...
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    03/08/2023
    United Kingdom

    ClientEarth’s derivative claim against directors for alleged breaches of duties to address climate change risk has been dismissed (again)

    IntroductionThe High Court has reaffirmed its earlier judgment and dismissed ClientEarth’s derivative claim brought against Shell plc (“Shell”) and its Board of Directors. ClientEarth claimed that the directors had breached statutory directors’ duties and failed to comply with an order made by the Hague District Court on 26 May 2021, which imposed a 45% emissions reduction obligation on Shell to be achieved by 2030 (the “Dutch Order”).BackgroundClientEarth is a non-profit environmental law organisation. ClientEarth currently holds 27 shares in Shell and, on 9...
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    13/06/2023
    Middle East

    UAE Corporate Tax Law: When does a non-resident juridical person have a UAE Nexus?

    BackgroundThe UAE enacted its Corporate Tax Law (the “CTL”) in December 2022 (Federal Decree-Law No. (47) of 2022 on the Taxation of Corporations and Businesses). The CTL came into force on 1 June 2023. The main corporate tax rate of 9% applies on income exceeding AED 375,000 (roughly USD 102,000). The CLT provides that the rate of corporate tax which applies to “Qualifying Free Zone Persons” is 0% with respect to qualifying income and 9% on non-qualifying revenue.Under Article 11 of the CTL, a taxable person includes a non-resident person which has a UAE nexus.Cabinet Decision...
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