Corporate Notes

Corporate governance – revisions to Stewardship Code reporting process

The FRC has announced immediate changes to the UK Stewardship Code reporting process, as well as outlining the five areas it will prioritise in the …

Employment – Labour’s plans for radical reforms to employment law

The King's Speech included an Employment Rights Bill and draft legislation on race and disability pay, but the accompanying briefing notes failed to …

King’s speech – update on the audit and corporate governance reform agenda

Listing regime – impact of the new UKLRs on FTSE indices

FTSE Russell has confirmed how the new UK Listing Rules (UKLRs) will impact eligibility for inclusion in the FTSE indices.

UK Public M&A podcast Ep 25: Impact of new UK Listing Rules on public M&A

In the latest episode of our public M&A podcast series, we look at the new UK Listing Rules that come into force on 29 July 2024 and what impact they …

Reform of the UK Listing Regime: Final rules for listed funds published

On 11 July 2024, the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published a Policy Statement (PS24/6) containing the final version of the new UK Listing Rules …

On the horizon – our podcast on material upcoming developments

We have released a new episode in our ‘on the horizon’ podcast series, in which we discuss the more material developments that we expect to see in the …

Half-yearly corporate update – our latest briefing

Labour landslide – what’s next for investors and businesses?

Following the Labour Party’s much-anticipated landslide election win, we will be discussing what’s next for investors and businesses in a webinar on 18 …

Contract law – Hague convention ratified by UK government

The UK government has ratified the Hague Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters …

ESG – impact of the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive on UK companies

The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive ((EU) 2024/1760) (known as CS3D), which will require certain large companies to conduct due …

Listing regime – FCA guidance for sponsors

The FCA has published Primary Market Bulletin No. 50 which focuses on the sponsor regime and proposes additional guidance for sponsors to address points …