Talking Business

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Talking Business is a guide to help you navigate the the practical aspects of corporate law and the tricky regulatory landscape. In this series, corporate lawyer Sophie Brookes will join guest experts to provide you with guidance and advice on legal requirements and corporate governance.

  1. 23 jun

    When warranties become representations

    In this month's podcast we consider the circumstances in which statements labelled as "warranties" in a transaction document could also constitute representations; review a decision involving a claim for fraudulent breach of warranty against a corporate seller; and confirm that HMRC does not have special status preventing it from being "crammed down" in a Part 26A restructuring plan.

  2. 13 may

    Director misconduct and insolvency

    In this month's podcast we review a dispute triggered by inconsistencies between accounting concepts and legal drafting in a share purchase agreement; confirm that a director can be disqualified without any causal link between their misconduct and a company's insolvency; and explain that a company's auditors have no duty to report fraud to individual shareholders.

  3. 15 abr

    How an "indefinite" agreement could still be terminated

    In this month's podcast we explain how an "indefinite" agreement could still be terminated; confirm that statutory limitation periods do not apply to unfair prejudice petitions; consider an unlawful poaching case where 22 employees moved to a competitor; and review a decision involving a claim for unpaid monies due on subscriber shares.

  4. 19 mar

    When paperwork goes wrong

    In this episode we consider two cases featuring problems with paperwork and we review the FCA's decision to fine two individuals for insider dealing where the fines were more than 10 times the profit made from the unlawful trading.

  5. 21 ene

    The LSE's proposals to innovate and develop its AIM market

    In this month's podcast we explain how the court intervened in a deadlocked company to enable shareholder resolutions to be circulated; provide a warning for investors looking to recover losses suffered by the companies in which they invest; and summarise the LSE's proposals to innovate and develop its AIM market.

  6. 20/11/2025

    Restrictive covenants: When is a person "concerned in" a competing business?

    In this month's podcast we review the High Court's interpretation of certain commercial contract warranties in a sale agreement; consider what it means to be "concerned" in a business and when this may breach restrictive covenants; and examine the Privy Council's decision that unanimous shareholder consent did not require the features of a binding contract.

  7. 15/10/2025

    Challenges to historic payments to directors

    In this month's podcast we explain the lessons from a recent case on how to notify and measure warranty claims; shine a spotlight on how historic payments to directors may be challenged; review the offence of failing to prevent fraud and new guidance on prosecutors' approach to corporate offending; and confirm that the FCA has approved the London Stock Exchange as the first operator of a PISCES platform.

  8. 24/09/2025

    The impact of not having a bespoke LLP agreement

    In this month's podcast we explain why the dilution of a shareholding was not unfairly prejudicial conduct; confirm the implementation date for mandatory director identity verification; recount how the court has rejected another challenge to a final order made under the National Security and Investment Act; and highlight the impact of not having a bespoke LLP agreement.

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Talking Business is a guide to help you navigate the the practical aspects of corporate law and the tricky regulatory landscape. In this series, corporate lawyer Sophie Brookes will join guest experts to provide you with guidance and advice on legal requirements and corporate governance.

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  • Creado por
    Gateley
  • Años en activo
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodios
    52
  • Clasificación
    Apto
  • Sitio web del podcast
    Talking Business