Companies Act 2006: Primary legislation governing corporate capacity, authority, directors' duties, related party transactions, and company records requirements
Law of Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1989: Key contract law legislation governing formalities for creation of contracts and property-related matters
Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977: Regulates unfair terms in contracts and limits how far civil liability for breach of contract can be avoided
Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999: Governs how third parties may enforce terms of a contract made between other parties
Corporation Tax Act 2009: Primary legislation governing corporate taxation including intercompany transactions
Transfer Pricing Legislation: Rules ensuring arm's length pricing between associated enterprises in different tax jurisdictions
Value Added Tax Act 1994: Legislation governing VAT treatment of supplies between companies including group treatment
Competition Act 1998: Prohibits anti-competitive agreements and abuse of dominant market position
Enterprise Act 2002: Framework for merger control and market investigations in the UK
UK GDPR: Post-Brexit data protection regulation governing processing and transfer of personal data
Data Protection Act 2018: UK's implementation of data protection standards, working alongside UK GDPR
Financial Services and Markets Act 2000: Primary legislation for regulation of financial services and markets in the UK
Employment Rights Act 1996: Core employment legislation governing employment rights and obligations
TUPE Regulations 2006: Protects employees' rights when business ownership transfers between companies
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988: Primary legislation governing intellectual property rights and their transfer
Trade Marks Act 1994: Governs registration and protection of trademarks and their licensing between companies
