The Government has confirmed that the Register of Overseas Entities will come into force on 1st August 2022. This means that overseas entities (broadly, companies and other types of organisations) who buy, sell or transfer property or land in the UK must register with Companies House and disclose the identities of their registrable beneficial owners or managing officers. The entity will be given a unique Overseas Entity ID to give to the Land Registry when it buys, sells, tra

The High Court granted an interim non-disclosure order (INDO) to restrain disclosure of a private conversation overheard through a wall during a break in business negotiations. The conversation overheard included discussion of negotiations to purchase a seller’s company, the buyer’s strategy for the meeting and negotiations and plans for the future of the target company, and their impressions of the seller. The seller had also taken a screenshot of the buyers having the conve