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 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
This briefing is the second 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
11/30/2020
/ BEIS ,
Board of Directors ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Governance ,
EU ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Reporting ,
Modern Slavery Act ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Reporting Requirements ,
SMCR ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
We set out below a number of interesting English court decisions and market developments which have taken place and their impact on M&A transactions. This review looks at these developments and gives practical guidance on...more
9/20/2020
/ Acquisitions ,
Board of Directors ,
Company Law ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Contract Drafting ,
Contract Terms ,
Corporate Restructuring ,
Duty to Disclose ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Good Faith ,
Indemnification Clauses ,
Joint Venture ,
Listed Company Manual ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Material Change Doctrine ,
Mergers ,
Motion for Sanctions ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Risk Allocation ,
Scheme of Arrangement ,
UK
We set out in the attached Newsletter a number of interesting English court decisions and market developments which have taken place in the second half of 2019 and their impact on M&A transactions. This review looks at these...more
1/24/2020
/ Acquisition Agreements ,
Acquisitions ,
Administrative Hearings ,
Audit Reports ,
Authentication ,
Board of Directors ,
Breach of Duty ,
Buyers ,
Buyouts ,
CEOs ,
Company Law ,
Contract Formation ,
Contract Terms ,
Corporate Liability ,
Corporate Officers ,
Disciplinary Proceedings ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
E-Signatures ,
Email ,
Executive Authority ,
Failure To Disclose ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Fraud ,
FSMA ,
Good Faith ,
Individual Accountability ,
Insider Information ,
Mergers ,
Mutual Mistake ,
Notice Requirements ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Put and Call Options ,
Rectification ,
Scheme of Arrangement ,
Securities Litigation ,
Sellers ,
Share Sale and Purchase Agreements (SPAs) ,
Shareholder Distributions ,
Shareholder Litigation ,
Shareholder Meetings ,
Shareholders ,
Takeovers ,
Tax Liability ,
UK
We set out in the attached Newsletter a number of interesting English court decisions and market developments which have taken place in the first half of 2019 and their impact on M&A transactions. This review looks at these...more
8/19/2019
/ Acquisitions ,
Asset Management ,
Board of Directors ,
Breach of Warranty ,
Competition Act 1998 ,
Duty of Care ,
Employee Benefits ,
Environmental Claims ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Mergers ,
Parent Corporation ,
Risk Management ,
Shareholder Rights ,
Subsidiaries ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
UK Companies Acts ,
UK Insolvency Act ,
UK Supreme Court
We set out in the attached Newsletter a number of interesting English court decisions and market developments which have taken place in the second half of 2018 and their impact on M&A transactions. This review looks at these...more
1/11/2019
/ Acquisitions ,
AIM ,
Appeals ,
Arms Length Transactions ,
Board of Directors ,
Breach of Duty ,
Censures ,
Civil Conspiracy ,
Consideration ,
Contract Drafting ,
Contract Terms ,
Corporate Fines ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
EU ,
Failure To Disclose ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Majority Shareholders ,
Mergers ,
Minority Shareholders ,
Misrepresentation ,
Non-Reliance Clauses ,
Parent Corporation ,
Privately Held Corporations ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Reasonableness Factors ,
Right of First Refusal ,
Scheme of Arrangement ,
Shareholders' Agreements ,
Subsidiaries ,
UK ,
UK Companies Acts ,
Unfair Prejudice