The last stage of the mammoth Companies Act, passed in 2006 to overhaul UK company law, will come into force this October. Are you prepared?

Real Business’s legal agony aunt is Rowena Herdman-Smith, tackling legal problems faced by entrepreneurs. This week: getting rid of your business partner.

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The key principle behind agreements between companies and their auditors to limit the auditor’s liability must be that the agreements are “fair and reasonable”.

A month after announcing that much of the new Companies Act would not come into force until 2009, the government has given us a final implementation timetable for the act's provisions.

UK plc has been left confused by the government's announcement that most of the provisions of the Companies Act will be implemented a year later than originally planned.

An era is ending at the National Audit Office with Sir John Bourn announcing his intention to retire as comptroller and auditor general after 20 years of service.

If you get sued you could lose everything and go to jail. Here’s how to turn teflon.

Been appointed as a non-executive director? Enjoying your nice little earner? Don’t be complacent. Consider this cautionary legal tale...