The Chartered Governance Institute (ICSA) recently issued a guidance note on "2021 general meetings and the impact of COVID-19", written with input from Martin Moore QC and the support of the Department of Business Energy and...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
The government has published the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill (the ‘Bill’) which contains draft legislation on how companies can hold their 2020 AGM in light of the pandemic. Once implemented, these measures will...more
BEIS and FRC released further updates on how companies can hold meetings during the COVID-19 pandemic. On 14 May 2020, the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and the Financial Reporting Council...more
In light of the UK government’s lockdown measures and the COVID-19 pandemic, there are key issues English public companies should consider for their annual general meetings (AGMs) while awaiting further legislation and...more
On 28 March the UK Government announced that it will introduce legislation to ensure that companies can hold Annual General Meetings (AGMs) safely. Legislation is currently being drafted but in the interim, the FRC and BEIS...more