Legislation governing the activities of companies in the UK, with a comprehensive overhaul implemented in the Companies Act 2006.
Directors' interests refer to the interests held by directors in the shares and debentures of the company of which they are a director. These interests extend to options on shares and debentures and must be disclosed to comply with the Companies Acts.
The Financial Reporting Review Panel (FRRP) is an operating body of the UK Financial Reporting Council, tasked with investigating departures from the accounting requirements of the Companies Acts and empowered to take legal action to rectify such departures. It focuses on the financial reports of public companies and large private companies.
