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The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched its first investigations under the enhanced consumer protection regime introduced by the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act. These investigations target online pricing practices, pressure selling tactics, and fake or misleading consumer reviews, with three completed cases resulting in infringement decisions, penalties, and consumer redress measures. The CMA has also issued advisory letters to over a hundred businesses regarding compli

The Chartered Governance Institute (CGI – formerly known as ICSA) has published sample terms of reference for board ESG/sustainability committees.

The Investment Security Unit, which assesses transactions for national security risks, moves into expanded business department in Government reorganisation...

The government has published updated statutory guidance on the meaning of "significant influence or control" over companies in the context of the regime for people with significant control (PSCs).

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...

The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (ECCT Bill) has completed the committee stage in the House of Lords. A version of the Bill as amended by the House of Lords has been published.

PIRC (the consultancy that provides corporate governance advisory services to certain institutional investors) has published the 2022 edition of its Shareholder Voting Guidelines.

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.

The Law Society and the City of London Law Society (CLLS) have published an updated version of their practice note on the electronic execution of documents.

Join Robert Hunt, Miriam Everett, Stephanie Barrett and Ali Grodzki for the third episode of our investigations podcast series where they discuss data issues...

Employers face paying more than the statutory cap for unfair dismissal compensation in some cases, following a ruling of the Scottish EAT in Dafiaghor-Olomu v Community Integrated Care.

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.

Last summer the Court of Appeal ruled that an employer's failure to enhance shared parental pay in the same way as enhanced maternity pay was not unlawful direct or indirect sex discrimination...