In this episode, host Sophie Brookes provides an overview of the most impactful developments in corporate law in 2021 with a particular focus on the changes that were implemented as a result of the pandemic.

In this episode:

• We discuss the relaxation of market practice around the requirements for witnessing documents.
• We provide an overview of the national security screening regime which is to be implemented on 4 January 2022.
• We discuss the changes that were made to the IR 35 regime in April 2021.
• We reflect on the temporary process for the digital stamping of documents now being made permanent.
• We provide an overview of the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act, known as CIGA, which introduced various measures to help alleviate practical and financial difficulties caused by the pandemic.
• We discuss a number of cases from the past year, one of which is a good reminder that directors can only use those powers for the purposes for which they've been given.

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