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Last week the press reported that several US listed companies will be introducing self-regulating measures on executive pay. Generally, several companies are allowing their shareholders to have a non-binding vote on executive remuneration matters. Is this an all change to the style of US corporate governance?

The reporting of the decision in Re Armstrong Brands by the High Court created some confusion. Many reports appear to suggest that a former director can bind a company, even after he has resigned as a director.

Form 42 is causing alarm for many finance directors and company secretaries. What is Form 42? For a number of years, the Inland Revenue has been building up its own files on employee shareholdings in both public and private companies.

Where an investor in a joint venture company has invested not only by subscribing for shares but also by advancing loan capital, the investor may be granted relief from unfairly prejudicial conduct even though such relief will benefit the investor only as a loan creditor and not as a member.

It was alleged that the defendant carried out a fraudulent mortgage valuation on a flat in Thamesmead.

It was announced on Wednesday that the Serious Fraud Office has recovered half a million pounds worth of jewellery from a safe deposit box under the listed asset provisions of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.

In the ever-changing landscape of the British economy, mortgage rates play a crucial role in determining the affordability and accessibility of homeownership. In recent months...

A recent report by think tank Open Europe claims the EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFM) Directive will cost the hedge fund industry and hedge fund investors billions.

AIM is 11 years old this month. It has enjoyed some outstanding publicity recently, which is no doubt one of the reasons why Deutsche Börse, NASDAQ, Euronext and Macquarie have been circling the LSE with interest. Some background might help to explain the phenomenon.

Our latest Consumer Finance regulation update highlights key developments in motor finance and retail insurance. The FCA, following the Supreme Court's Hopcraft and Johnson decision, is progressing with an industry-wide...

With effect from 31 July 2011, the prospectus requirements will be amended to: increase the number of investors to whom an offer of securities may be made before a prospectus is required, from 100 to 150 investors ..

In recent BBC news, it has been reported that the stamp duty holiday put a ‘spring in the step' of home movers in March. This was according to the UK's biggest mortgage lender

Not long ago IPOs were the answer to many entrepreneur’s prayers – a listing on AIM was seen as a quick and efficient way to access funds allowing small and growing companies to expand quickly.

For first time home buyers, purchasing a home can be a daunting task. With the added pressure of rising interest rates, the process can become even more challenging. Interest rates have been...

The Damages (Investment Returns and Periodical Payments) (Scotland) Bill has now passed, and changes to how the Discount Rate will be calculated and applied in Scotland will come into effect.

Effective September 2, 2011, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") will remove credit ratings as eligibility criteria for registra-tion statements on Forms S-3 and F-3 and replace them with new eligibility requirements, as required by Section 939A of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ("Dodd-Frank").

The Commercial Court's decision in Shukla v St James Bank clarifies that non-recourse lending structures cannot eliminate a borrower's equity of redemption under English law. When a lender refused to cooperate with loan repayment and attempted to retain collateral based on technical defaults, the court struck down contractual provisions that sought to forfeit redemption rights and awarded substantial damages for breach of contract.