We have undertaken a review of the FTSE 350 companies whose AGMs were held last year. Our analysis highlights how companies approached meeting formats, shareholder engagement and capital authorities during the 2025 season, as...more
As the dust settles on a headline-grabbing year for UK employment, 2026 is shaping up to be a pivotal period for employers.
The much-debated Employment Rights Act 2025 secured Royal Assent in December 2025. With several...more
1/20/2026
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Employer Responsibilities ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Employment Rights Act ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Labor Reform ,
New Legislation ,
Redundancy Dismissals ,
Risk Management ,
UK ,
Unfair Dismissal
As organisations reflect on a year of significant legal and regulatory change, 2026 is shaping up to be a defining period for both governance professionals and employers. Across corporate governance and employment law,...more
1/20/2026
/ Board of Directors ,
Corporate Culture ,
Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Employment Policies ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
New Legislation ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Sustainability
The Financial Reporting Council has revised its guidance on the UK Corporate Governance Code (Code), making it clear that the remuneration of non-executive directors in shares is appropriate, enhancing the ability of...more
In the context of a growing spotlight on AI, we are fielding increased questions from general counsel and corporate secretaries around how companies can adopt AI within the Boardroom, whilst managing the legal risks...more
As we move to the end of the 2025 AGM season, we have updated our analysis of how FTSE 350 companies have held their AGMs since January. Our review highlights emerging trends in shareholder communications, the evolution of...more
We have gathered and examined data from AGM Notices published by FTSE 350 companies until April 2025. We have set out the approach companies have taken on a number of key aspects of their meetings, including the venues of...more
Updated Principles of Remuneration -
On the 9 October 2024, the Investment Association (‘IA’), a trade body for UK investment managers, published the Principles of Remuneration (the Principles). IA members are...more
2/5/2025
/ Acquisitions ,
Board of Directors ,
Compensation & Benefits ,
Corporate Governance ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Executive Compensation ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Glass Lewis ,
Investment ,
Investment Management ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
New Guidance ,
Proxy Voting Guidelines ,
Remuneration ,
Reporting Requirements ,
UK
We have gathered and examined data from AGM Notices published by FTSE 350 companies until November 2024. We have set out the approach companies have taken on a number of key aspects of their meetings, including the venues of...more
11/18/2024
/ Acquisitions ,
Business Strategies ,
Climate Action Plan ,
Climate Change ,
Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Financial Reporting ,
FTSE ,
Mergers ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) ,
UK
This briefing is the seventh in our series of briefings on corporate governance and is designed to provide a synopsis of topical corporate governance matters impacting companies in the United Kingdom. This briefing tracks...more
On 22 January 2024, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) published its much-anticipated revisions to the UK Corporate Governance Code (the Code) which was followed on 29 January 2024 by revised guidance on the Code. In this...more
We have gathered and examined data from AGM Notices published by FTSE 350 companies since January 2024. We have set out the approach companies have taken on a number of key aspects of their meetings, including where the...more
On 22 January 2024, the Financial Reporting Council ("FRC") published its much-anticipated revisions to the UK Corporate Governance Code.
The publication of the 2024 UK Corporate Governance Code (“2024 Code”) follows a...more
This briefing is the sixth in our series of briefings on corporate governance and is designed to provide a synopsis of topical corporate governance matters impacting companies in the United Kingdom. This briefing tracks the...more
1/15/2024
/ Board of Directors ,
Capital Markets ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulatory Reform ,
UK
Planning for the 2024 annual reporting season is underway. We summarise the key legislative changes affecting London-listed companies for the upcoming season along with best practice recommendations....more
11/1/2023
/ Annual Reports ,
Board of Directors ,
Climate Change ,
Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Diversity ,
EU ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Greenwashing ,
Policy Statement ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Remuneration ,
UK
Increased focus from investors, regulators, and employees on racial, ethnic and gender diversity has heightened scrutiny of public companies' commitments to diversity in their workforce and in particular on their...more
9/15/2023
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Corporate Governance ,
Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Gender Equity ,
Listing Rules ,
Proxy Advisors ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Shareholders ,
UK ,
Woman Board Members
This briefing is the fifth in our series of briefings on corporate governance and is designed to provide a synopsis of topical corporate governance matters impacting companies in the United Kingdom. This briefing tracks the...more
8/4/2023
/ Beneficial Owner ,
Board of Directors ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Ethnicity ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Fraud ,
Foreign Corporations ,
Greenwashing ,
Ireland ,
UK
The Pre-Emption Group issued new guidelines in November 2022. The guidelines have increased the threshold for which companies may disapply pre-emption rights to 20% and have added a new flexibility whereby companies may...more
In recent years "overboarding" has become an important issue for many UK companies and investors alike. Several large asset managers as well as proxy advisors, including Vanguard, BlackRock, and LGIM, have tightened their...more
This briefing is the fourth in our series of briefings on corporate governance and is designed to provide a synopsis of topical corporate governance matters impacting companies in the United Kingdom. This briefing tracks the...more
The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive ("CSRD") was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 16 December 2022, having been formally adopted by the European Parliament and Council of the European...more
We continue to track the approach FTSE 350 companies are taking to the holding of their AGMs. We have set out in our snapshot the approach companies have taken on a number of key aspects of their meetings, including where the...more
This briefing is the third in our series of briefings on corporate governance and is designed to provide a synopsis of topical corporate governance matters impacting companies in the United Kingdom. This briefing tracks the...more
Key trends -
We are now over half way through the year and moving towards the end of the AGM season. The trends which we identified at the start of the year have generally continued. Most companies have chosen to hold a...more
Refinitiv, Q1 2022 Adviser Rankings, US law firms, September 2021 We continue to track the approach FTSE 350 companies are taking to the holding of their AGMs. We have set out in our snapshot the approach companies have taken...more