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The government has published guidance to help in-scope companies comply with the new obligation to include certain disclosures relating to their payment practices in their annual report...

In this episode of our public M&A podcast series, we talk about the UK Takeover Panel's latest consultation (PCP 2026/1) on a series of miscellaneous changes to the Takeover Code.

Yesterday evening (27 November) the Government announced it had reached an agreement with union and business representatives to retain a six month qualifying period for unfair dismissal rights...

It's not often – thankfully – that we cover three new Acts of Parliament in a single Planner. But such is the case here. The Government has legislated for two major changes to pensions tax, covering death benefits (from April 2027) and salary sacrifice (April 2029).

Employers including restrictive covenants in precedent employment contracts may wish to review their applicability during any probationary period subject to short notice.

The SFDR 2.0 legislative process has now reached a stage at which concrete positions from all three EU institutions are, for the first time, visible on the table.

In Acer Incorporated & Anor v Nokia Technologies Oy [2026] EWCA Civ 564, the Court of Appeal (Arnold LJ giving the leading judgment) ordered a permanent stay of "Fair, Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory" (FRAND) proceedings on case management grounds...

First published in 2012, our "Handy client guide to privilege" comprises a decision tree, which is intended as a quick reference to help determine which documents can legitimately be withheld on grounds of privilege under English law, and practical tips for maintaining privilege.

The FTC has charged that Volkswagen Group of America Inc. deceived consumers with its advertising campaign to promote supposedly "clean diesel" vehicles...

The FRC has published a thematic review of reporting by smaller listed companies, which aims to help them improve the quality of their annual reports.

Registration is open for the SEC's compliance outreach program seminars for investment companies and investment advisers.

Partners Marie-Christine Fournier-Gille and Dominique Penin published an article titled "Ordonnance du 20 mai 2020 : L'essentiel du nouveau régime dérogatoire des entreprises et exploitations

On June 18, 2019, the SEC adopted final amendments (the "Amendments") to the auditor independence rules set forth in Rule 2-01(c)(1)(ii)(A) of Regulation S-X (the "Loan Rule")

Marc Wyatt, director of the SEC's Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations, will leave the agency this month to return to the private sector.

The SEC appointed Kristin Snyder as co-national associate director of the Investment Adviser/Investment Company examination program in the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations...

On Nov. 25, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted 5-0 to propose or repropose new rules revamping the framework for permissible use of derivatives and short sales by investment...

Avoiding Common Errors in Employment Documents

SEC Chairman Jay Clayton said the agency is proceeding with its own fiduciary rule, which would not be affected by the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals' decision to vacate the DoL's previous incarnation of the regulation,