ArticleParental ResponsibilitySince 2017, the Court of Appeal has handed down judgment in three landmark cases, which involve cases brought against English multinationals ...United KingdomCorporate/Commercial LawICSA
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ArticleImpaired ValueThe stormy financial headwinds continue to decimate British high streets.United KingdomFinance and BankingICSA
ArticleRatings Agencies Are Still Cause For ConcernTen years ago the investment world held its breath as Lehman Brothers collapsed.United KingdomFinance and BankingICSA
ArticleIt's Not Just A Crisis, It's An M&S CrisisMarks & Spencer, the UK's biggest fashion retailer, has dismissed its Clothing, Home and Beauty Director, Jill McDonald, after a series of ill-thought out and executed decisions.United KingdomFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesICSA
ArticleGDPR Has Created False Alarm Over WhistleblowingFor the first time in more than 20 years, this May will see a major overhaul of European data regulations, reforming rules that were set before popular use of the internet, before smartphones were invented ...United KingdomPrivacyICSA
ArticleThe Metric SystemOur initial discussions with investors resulted in the publication of Performance metrics – an investor perspective in June. United KingdomCorporate/Commercial LawICSA
ArticleBuilding AlliancesAn NHS merger is a challenging proposition for any governance team, especially when it has the potential to create one of the largest NHS United KingdomCorporate/Commercial LawICSA
ArticleInvestors Are Pressing Boards On Executive PayRemuneration will once again be the main issue of contention between companies and investorsUnited KingdomCorporate/Commercial LawICSA
ArticleInterview: David LockThe master of the WCCSA discusses his time helping to rebuild higher education systems after conflict in Iraq and Libya the work of the WCCSA in supporting the company secretarial profession, and the importance of serving with integrity.United KingdomConsumer ProtectionICSA
ArticleBellwether Winter 2017: The Views Of The FTSEBusiness confidence remains low, but there are some early signs of improvement in the most recent FT–ICSA Boardroom Bellwether survey of the FTSE 350United KingdomCorporate/Commercial LawICSA
ArticleCGI Sample Terms Of Reference For Board ESG/sustainability CommitteesThe Chartered Governance Institute (CGI – formerly known as ICSA) has published sample terms of reference for board ESG/sustainability committees.United KingdomCorporate/Commercial LawHerbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
ArticleTidying The Loose EndsIt is one year since the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) came into force (3 July 2016).United KingdomCorporate/Commercial LawICSA
ArticleFERC Resolves Key Aspects Of Generator Option To Build Interconnection Upgrades; Ignores 60-Day Clock Under Section 205 Where No Specific Effective Date RequestedFERC recently issued two back-to-back orders that resolve key questions regarding the Interconnection Customer's "Option to Build" the Transmission Owner's transmission facilities under a FERC-jurisdictional interconnection agreement.United StatesEnergy and Natural ResourcesGibson, Dunn & Crutcher
ArticleWalk The WalkWhen in March 2016 the Honduran activist Berta Cáceres was shot dead, after protesting against the Agua Zarca hydroelectric project, news of her death spread around the world in hours, prompting investors to suspend their support for the proposed dam. GlobalCorporate/Commercial LawICSA
ArticleBribery Act Case Flags Need For Active PreventionThe outcome of a failure to prevent bribery case shows how seriously prosecutors are taking complianceUnited KingdomCorporate/Commercial LawICSA
ArticleBringing PSC Non-Compliance Under ControlCompanies House has turned the spotlight onto the rules governing the transparency of ownership and control, with the consequence that any deliberate or mistaken non-compliance...United KingdomCorporate/Commercial LawICSA
ArticleChanging Culture From Wolf To RabbitThe American investor Warren Buffett once observed that if a manager with a good reputation takes over the running of a business with a bad reputation, it is the reputation of the business that remains intact.United KingdomCorporate/Commercial LawICSA
ArticleCorporate Data On Gender Is Pivotal To ProgressFirms should create change by submitting gender-leadership data, says the Hampton-Alexander Review's Denise Wilson.United KingdomCorporate/Commercial LawICSA
ArticleIs The Company Secretary A Fading Memory Or Governance Linchpin?April 6 2008 is unlikely to be a significant date to many people. But for company secretaries, this date will be a vivid reminder of the ever-changing nature of company law.United KingdomCorporate/Commercial LawICSA