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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...

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"...

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently announced the launch of Project Firewall, under which the agency is expected to conduct more frequent and rigorous labor condition application (LCA)...

The Finance Bill 2020 published on 11 July 2019 includes draft legislation to extend the public sector off-payroll working rules to large and medium-sized private sector companies with effect

A recent tribunal case has highlighted the risk of disability discrimination claims (for which uncapped compensation and injury to feelings may be awarded) where an employer's investigation...

A recent ECJ ruling has extended the scope of protection for carers of disabled family members under EU law, holding for the first time that claims can be brought for indirect discrimination...

In the first of a new season of Employment Espresso Pods, Partner Tim Leaver, together with Consultant Peter Frost and Senior Associate Sian McKinley, discuss the key employment-related proposals...

In welcome news for employers, the EAT has ruled in Sullivan v Isle of White Council that external job applicants cannot bring a whistleblowing detriment claim against a prospective employer...

Employers who put in place advantageous leave policies for those needing to shield or look after children during the pandemic lockdowns will not be liable for discrimination claims...

The UK government has released an updated roadmap for implementing the Pension Schemes Act 2026, introducing significant changes to workplace pension regulation.

In the latest podcast in our series on diversity in pensions, David Fairs, Executive Director for Regulatory Policy, Analysis and Advice at The Pensions Regulator explores the Pension Regulator's Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy ...