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The Investment Association has released updated guidance on virtual shareholder meetings, establishing clear expectations for companies considering hybrid or virtual-only AGM formats. With the Government consulting on modernising corporate reporting to explicitly permit virtual meeting locations, this guidance addresses critical questions about shareholder rights, board accountability, and the safeguards necessary to ensure meaningful participation in the digital age.

We highlight the key people-related developments for financial services firms to look out for in 2024, including SMCR reform, non-financial misconduct, D&I and the new duty to prevent sexual harassment...

The final version of the Defined Benefit (DB) Funding Regulations have just been published by the Department for Work and Pensions...

The FCA's Consumer Duty consultation CP26/23 proposes clarifications on how firms should support vulnerable customers, maintaining core protections while introducing more proportionate, risk-based approaches tailored to each firm's role in the distribution chain.

The High Court has rejected expert testimony in a clinical negligence case where the expert failed to consider the full range of accommodation options and their respective advantages and disadvantages. This decision serves as a critical reminder that experts must address the spectrum of reasonable opinions on contested matters, not merely advocate for a single position that favors their instructing party.

A recent Supreme Court case has highlighted critical considerations for directors managing real estate joint venture exits. The Saxon Woods decision demonstrates how directors must balance their statutory duties with shareholder agreement provisions, particularly when navigating complex exit scenarios that may require departing from agreed timelines.

The Court of Appeal decision in David Frost v Wake Smith & Tofields Solicitors [2013] EWCA Civ 1960 provides a cautionary reminder of why it is always preferable to document any terms agreed by clients in a legally binding agreement as soon as possible.

A Canadian and Maltese national fell victim to a sophisticated cryptocurrency fraud scheme, losing approximately £10.5 million after being persuaded to transfer Bitcoin and other digital assets into what they believed were legitimate trading accounts. The English Commercial Court has now granted summary judgment against multiple defendants, many still unidentified, ordering the return of traced Bitcoin and awarding compensation for misappropriated digital assets.

The Advisers' Sustainability Group has released comprehensive guidance aimed at helping financial advisers navigate the evolving sustainable finance landscape and build their capabilities in advising on products with sustainability claims. This practical resource comes amid significant regulatory developments, including the FCA's introduction of Sustainability Disclosure Requirements in 2024, marking a pivotal moment for the advice sector's approach to sustainable investment.

On 26 October, the Online Safety Act (the ‘Act') attained Royal Assent, passing into law. We outline a full overview of the Act here.

This article explores the position for corporate beneficial owners under the Register of Overseas Entities (ROE) legislation and an important reporting change which is due to come into force in 2024...

The platform sector has grown rapidly over recent years and is likely to continue this form. The FCA has intense focus on ensuring that the very highest of standards apply in an environment...

There is an ever-widening gap firstly between the lending the commercial real estate sector needs to refinance debt coming due and secondly the amount that lenders are willing and able to refinance...

The Employment Rights Act 2025 introduces significant changes to anti-harassment laws taking effect on 30 October, but beneath the headline reforms lie critical nuances that could catch employers off guard. From the expanded definition of "third party" to the evolving landscape of confidentiality agreements, understanding these subtleties is essential for compliance and avoiding potentially uncapped damages with penalty uplifts.

The Employment Rights Act 2025 establishes a new obligation requiring all UK employers to inform workers about their right to join a trade union through standardized written statements. With implementation now scheduled for January 2027, organizations must prepare compliance protocols for both new hires and existing employees, including decisions about direct versus indirect communication methods and ongoing annual notification requirements.

The International Chamber of Commerce has published guidance on how its Advertising and Marketing Communications Code applies to AI use in marketing. As AI reshapes advertising creation and delivery, this guidance confirms that existing principles of legal, decent, honest and truthful advertising apply equally to AI-generated content, while providing practical checklists for organizations to ensure compliance with transparency, responsibility, and consent requirements.

In practice the 2023 Autumn Statement was very much focused on businesses and earned income (with the most eye-catching changes to personal taxation being to national insurance).