Welcome to the Corporate Briefing, where we review the latest developments in UK corporate law that you need to know about. In this month’s issue we discuss...more
9/3/2024
/ Consultation ,
Contract Terms ,
Corporate Governance ,
Data Retention ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Liquidation ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Service Contracts ,
Shareholders ,
UK
Welcome to the Corporate Briefing, where we review the latest developments in UK corporate law that you need to know about. In this month’s issue we discuss...more
8/1/2024
/ Audits ,
Board of Directors ,
Consultation ,
Corporate Governance ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Reporting ,
Financial Reporting Council (FRC) ,
FTSE ,
Listing Rules ,
Personal Liability ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Public Offerings ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Trading Platforms ,
UK
Welcome to the Corporate Briefing, where we review the latest developments in UK corporate law that you need to know about. ...more
Welcome to the Corporate Briefing, where we review the latest developments in UK corporate law that you need to know about....more
6/3/2024
/ Annual Reports ,
Climate Change ,
Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Popular ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Shareholder Approval ,
Sustainability ,
Sustainable Business Practices ,
Takeover Code ,
UK
Welcome to the Corporate Briefing, where we review the latest developments in UK corporate law that you need to know about....more
5/1/2024
/ Bank of England ,
Climate Change ,
Corporate Governance ,
Digital Securities ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Listing Rules ,
Net Zero ,
Takeover Code ,
Transitional Arrangements ,
UK
Welcome to the Corporate Briefing, where we review the latest developments in UK corporate law that you need to know about. In this month’s issue, we discuss...more
4/2/2024
/ Board of Directors ,
Closed-End Funds ,
Consultation ,
Corporate Governance ,
Diversity ,
Ethnicity ,
FTSE ,
General Corporation Law ,
Index Funds ,
Listing Rules ,
Privately Held Corporations ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
UK
Welcome to the Corporate Briefing, where we review the latest developments in UK corporate law that you need to know about. In this month’s issue, we discuss...more
3/4/2024
/ Audits ,
Board of Directors ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Management ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Gender Equity ,
Internal Controls ,
Leadership ,
Privately Held Corporations ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Remuneration ,
Risk Management ,
Stewardship Code ,
UK ,
Voting Requirements ,
Voting Rights
Welcome to the Corporate Briefing, where we review the latest developments in UK corporate law that you need to know about. In this month’s issue, we discuss...more
Welcome to the Corporate Briefing, where we review the latest developments in UK corporate law that you need to know about. In this month’s issue, we discuss...more
11/3/2023
/ Banking Sector ,
Corporate Crimes ,
Corporate Governance ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
IFRS ,
Joint Policy Statements ,
Net Zero ,
New Legislation ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Takeover Code ,
Takeovers ,
Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) ,
Transparency ,
UK
Welcome to the Corporate Briefing, where we review the latest developments in UK corporate law that you need to know about. In this month’s issue, we discuss...more
Welcome to the Corporate Briefing, where we review the latest developments in UK corporate law that you need to know about. In this month’s issue, we discuss...more
9/5/2023
/ Climate Change ,
Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Dividends ,
Financial Reporting ,
Financial Reporting Council (FRC) ,
IFRS ,
London Stock Exchange ,
Sustainability ,
Sustainable Business Practices ,
Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) ,
UK
Welcome to the Corporate Briefing, where we review the latest developments in UK corporate law that you need to know about. In this month’s issue, we discuss...more
8/1/2023
/ Board of Directors ,
Business Valuations ,
Corporate Governance ,
EU ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Foreign Subsidies ,
Information Reports ,
Market Research ,
MiFID II ,
New Guidance ,
Prospectus ,
Public Offerings ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Representations and Warranties ,
Research Reports ,
Retail Investors ,
Shareholder Proposals ,
Shareholders ,
Stock Purchase Agreement ,
UK
Welcome to the Corporate Briefing, where we review the latest developments in UK corporate law that you need to know about. In this month’s issue, we discuss...more
7/5/2023
/ Corporate Governance ,
Cryptoassets ,
Due Diligence ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
FTSE ,
Proxy Advisors ,
Rating Agencies ,
Sustainability ,
Sustainable Business Practices ,
UK
On May 24, 2023, Minnesota enacted HF 2310, which includes a number of PFAS restrictions in consumer products. As discussed below, several categories of products can no longer contain intentionally added PFAS beginning on...more
Welcome to the Corporate Briefing, where we review the latest developments in UK corporate law that you need to know about. In this month’s issue, we discuss...more
Welcome to the Corporate Briefing, where we review the latest developments in corporate law that you need to know about. In this month’s issue, we discuss...more
5/3/2023
/ Annual Meeting ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Climate Change ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Governance ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
HM Treasury ,
Market Abuse ,
Net Zero ,
Shareholder Rights ,
Shareholders ,
Sustainable Business Practices ,
Takeover Code ,
Terrorism Funding ,
UK ,
Virtual Meetings
Welcome to our first edition of Corporate Briefing, where we review the latest developments in corporate law that you need to know about. In this month’s issue, we discuss...more
Store closures and sharp declines in discretionary consumer spending are anticipated to affect non-essential retail (e.g. non-food, apparel, fashion, and luxury products). Although the picture is mixed, some retailers have...more
3/8/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
Distressed Assets ,
Distressed Debt ,
Economic Downturn ,
Inflation Adjustments ,
Mergers ,
Retail Market ,
Retailers ,
Strategic Partnerships ,
Strategic Planning ,
UK
2022 saw the return of physical meetings for a significant majority of AGMs, with companies viewing hybrid meetings as more complex and costly. Institutional investors continue to support well organised hybrid meetings, but...more
In response to Lord Hill’s review of the UK Listing Regime, the FCA consulted earlier this year on changes to the Listing Rules for special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs). The proposed changes remove the presumption of...more
8/6/2021
/ Capital Markets ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Listing Rules ,
New Guidance ,
New Rules ,
Ring-Fencing ,
Share Redemption ,
Shareholder Approval ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) ,
UK
On 17 April, the Competition and Markets Authority provisionally cleared Amazon’s acquisition of a minority shareholding and certain other rights in Deliveroo. This provisional decision highlights how the so-called “exiting...more
4/23/2020
/ Amazon ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Competition ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Economic Downturn ,
Investigations ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
Popular ,
UK ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
2020 will see companies report against the 2018 UK Corporate Governance Code for the first time. Amongst other things, companies will need to explain the methods used for workforce engagement and provide clear explanations...more
1/30/2020
/ Annual Reports ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Board of Directors ,
Diversity ,
Energy Efficiency ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Equal Pay ,
Insolvency ,
Libor ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Reporting Requirements ,
State and Local Government ,
UK
The FCA has published decision notices fining Cathay International Holdings Ltd, its CEO and Finance Director for breach of the Listing Principles and DTRs. Mark Steward, Executive Director of Enforcement and Market...more