| 1 | Companies Act 2006: Overview A part-by-part overview of the Companies Act 2006. For a link to the 2006 Act, see Companies Act 2006: publication of final text. Note - this note a high level part-by-part description of the main substantive changes made by the 2006 Act, it does not discuss implementation/transitional provisions. For detailed resources on the 2006 Act, see Practice note, Companies Act 2006: materials. (For an overview of the Companies Bill as it stood on 28 July 2006 after completing its committee stage in the House of Commons, see Practice note, Companies Bill: Overview. For an overview of the Company Law Reform Bill as it stood on 26 May 2006 after receiving its third reading in the House of Lords, see Practice note, Company Law Reform Bill: Overview.) | Practice note: overview | 31-May-2007 |
| 2 | Document retention toolkit A toolkit to guide users through PLC's UK, US and international content on document retention. It includes materials on retention of employment records, Companies Act 2006 requirements and electronic disclosure. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 3 | Environmental law: overview This note provides a summary of the main types of environmental liabilities that a company or a lender can incur, primarily under the contaminated land, water pollution, environmental permitting, waste and asbestos regimes, as well as civil law. The note is aimed at non-environmental specialists who need to understand, at a very high level, what environmental issues may arise in a transaction. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 4 | Material available on PLC Financial Services This note serves as a guide to the range of content available to PLC Financial Services subscribers. Links are provided for ease of reference. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 5 | Privilege: an overview An outline of the law relating to privilege including legal advice privilege, litigation privilege, joint privilege and common interest privilege. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 6 | Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 A commentary on the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 (SI 2008/1277) which implemented the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive (2005/29/EC) in the UK by introducing a general prohibition on traders treating consumers unfairly and requiring businesses not to mislead consumers through acts or omissions or subject them to aggressive commercial practices. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 7 | Contracts: conditions, warranties and intermediate terms An outline of the classification of contract terms as conditions, warranties and intermediate or innominate terms. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 8 | Impact of the Business Protection from Misleading Marketing ... A brief overview of the Business Protection from Misleading Marketing Regulations 2008 (SI 2008/1276) (BPRs) and their impact on FSMA-authorised firms. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 9 | Impact of the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading ... A brief overview of the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 (SI 2008/1277) (CPRs) and their impact on firms authorised under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FSMA). | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 10 | Listing debt securities in London An overview of the rules and procedures for listing debt securities in London. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 11 | Resolving ambiguities in legislation This practice note discusses the tools available to those who have to apply an ambiguous piece of legislation. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 12 | SRA Handbook 2011: top ten things for in-house lawyers to ... The Solicitors' Code of Conduct 2007 and all other existing Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) rules have been rewritten and reformatted into a new SRA Handbook. The date for implementation of the Handbook is currently scheduled to be 6 October 2011. This Practice note highlights the ten key points that in-house lawyers need to consider in advance of its introduction. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 13 | The legislative process in the UK and how Bills become law A note explaining the legislative process in the UK Parliament. It provides an overview of how Bills become Acts of Parliament and also explains the different types of Bill that can be introduced into Parliament. The note also explains delegated or secondary legislation. | Practice notes | Maintained |