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Stuart Bayes has been found guilty of two offences of insider dealing in a prosecution brought by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

The FRC has published Good practice guidance for companies on running an effective AGM and maximising shareholder engagement, ...

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) Lab has produced a series of articles to help companies assess materiality in the context of corporate reporting.

The High Court has allowed a summary judgment application in relation to a breach of contract claim, finding that there was no realistic prospect of the defendants being able to rely on force majeure...

In the first of our series sharing stories from our work with charities, we sat down with the Co-head of Investments and Partnerships at Young Lives vs Cancer to discuss achieving meaningful impact.

The Investment Association (IA) has published a document discussing its listed company shareholder priorities for 2022.

With the continuing rise in the number of cases of novel coronavirus worldwide, in addition to obvious implications of the outbreak for individuals, businesses are likely to be exposed to a heightened

LGIM has recently issued an updated version of its UK Principles of Executive Pay. The Principles remain largely unchanged, however, there are a few changes of note including...

With effect from 2 May 2024, Companies House will have the power to impose civil financial penalties for most offences under the Companies Act 2006...

A key focus for many UK listed companies at this time of year is finalising their annual report and preparing for their annual general meeting.

A key focus for many UK listed companies at this time of year is finalising their annual report and preparing for their annual general meeting.

Revisiting over 150 years of case law, the High Court has resolved a question on which both the courts and textbooks had given conflicting answers: is a director's liability...

Although not directly concerned with directors' liabilities, the recent Supreme Court judgment in Stanford International Bank Ltd v HSBC Bank PLC [2022] UKSC 34...

We have published the 2022 edition of the ‘Tax in M&A in the UK and Europe' guide produced by Herbert Smith Freehills and other contributors.

The British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (BVCA) has published updated versions of its model documents for early stage investments.

This week saw the government's long-awaited introduction of a proposed new offence of "failure to prevent fraud" in amendments to the existing Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill.

Further Government amendments which have recently been made to the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (the "Bill") would expand the scope of the "identification doctrine"...