Public M&A EP40 - Takeover Panel Consultation On Miscellaneous Changes To The UK Takeover Code (Podcast)

A High Court judgment examines how principals should calculate commission owed to commercial agents under contractual formulas, addressing whether costs must be matched to individual sales or if estimates and averages are permissible. The case explores the interplay between contractual commission terms and the Commercial Agents Regulations in determining payment obligations.

Sports organizations face unique governance challenges as competitive passion extends from the field to the boardroom. Understanding the legal structures available—from companies limited by guarantee to unincorporated associations—and implementing clear governing documents can help clubs, leagues, and governing bodies manage risk, resolve disputes, and maintain focus on the sport itself.

The Solicitors Regulation Authority has issued a stark warning about artificial intelligence misuse in legal practice, highlighting growing concerns over fabricated case citations and confidentiality breaches. With 42 reported incidents between July 2025 and July 2026, the regulator emphasizes that AI adoption does not diminish professional accountability, as solicitors remain fully responsible for verifying AI-generated content and protecting client information.

For eligible companies, EMI options and growth shares each offer distinct advantages in employee equity incentives. But what happens when you combine them? This analysis explores how EMI can wrap contingent growth-share interests, the valuation principles that must be respected, and why the hurdle, exercise price and performance conditions need to be designed together to avoid accidentally over-gearing management's participation.

In this episode of Life Of A Dealmaker, host Tarun sits down with John Messer, Founder and Managing Partner of Copilot Capital, a European private equity firm specializing in B2B software investments. The conversation explores Messer's journey in building and leading a focused investment firm in the competitive European tech landscape.

Eversheds Sutherland provides legal and other services through various separate and distinct legal entities operating globally. This page presents key legal professionals including Wie-Men Ho, Sally Isaacs, and Huw Rolant Jones, along with important disclaimers about the firm's structure and the nature of information provided on their website.

Keystone Law offers a comprehensive range of legal services across multiple practice areas including banking, corporate law, dispute resolution, and intellectual property. The firm serves diverse sectors from agriculture and aviation to technology and financial services, providing specialized expertise through their network of legal professionals. Their service portfolio encompasses both traditional legal disciplines and emerging areas such as cryptocurrency and digital assets.

Charities managing multiple restricted funds face administrative challenges and underutilized resources when fund purposes become outdated or inflexible. This analysis explores how trustees can use statutory powers under the Charities Act 2011 to rationalize funds, modernize purposes, and unlock charitable assets for more effective use while respecting donor intentions.

Charities continue to operate against a backdrop of financial pressure, increasing regulation and evolving risks. This edition explores practical issues including how philanthropy can support long-term resilience, the effective use of restricted funds, governance policies and managing personal data breaches.

Late payment has long been a persistent challenge facing UK businesses. For SMEs especially, delayed payments create cash flow pressures that can restrict growth, limit investment and, in some cases, threaten long-term viability.

In this edition of our banking litigation podcast, we consider some recent cases that will be most relevant to in-house lawyers at banks and financial institutions.

The High Court has held that it had no jurisdiction to permit an application for pre-action disclosure to be served on a respondent outside England and Wales in respect of documents held outside the jurisdiction...

In Part 2 of our latest episode of Inside IR, industrial relations partner Rohan Doyle and Melbourne Business School Professor Jennifer Overbeck continue their discussion on the evolving enterprise bargaining landscape...

The FCA has published details of its turnaround times over Christmas and New Year for reviewing documents, giving guidance and processing listing applications.

In a recent decision, Judge Phillip Bentley resolved an open question for the Southern District of New York that has divided other districts: Does Section 506(b)’s requirement that an oversecured creditor’s fees...

The proposals being considered by the Government could radically reform the reporting landscape for UK incorporated companies, particularly small and medium‑sized companies (SMEs) and group companies.

Companies House has announced that a GOV.UK One Login is now the main sign-in option for users when accessing the Find and update company information service through their Companies House account.

The court emphasised the narrow scope of earlier cases where obligations were suspended due to unlawfulness, and granted the lender an order for possession against a property mortgaged by a designated borrower.

We are delighted to launch our new podcast series, Insuring AI, which explores the broad range of questions that AI is throwing up for the insurance world.

In her 2026 Bathurst Lecture at the Supreme Court of NSW, Honey, I Shrunk the Director Pool, Rebecca Maslen-Stannage, Chair and Senior Partner at HSF Kramer, explores a critical question for Australia's public markets...