This week's edition of Corporate Weekly highlights includes the FRC’s decision to launch a consultation on its Draft Annual Plan and Budget 2026–27, approval by the EU Parliament of a provisional agreement on updated sustainability reporting and due diligence rules as part of the ‘Omnibus I’ simplification package, publication of a report by UKSIF calling for an overhaul of the UK’s sustainability disclosure regime, the ISSB issuing targeted amendments to greenhouse gas emissions disclosure requirements in IFRS S2 climate-related disclosures, publication of new guidance by the GC100 on virtual meetings of shareholders, and the latest amendments to the Takeover Code. It also covers recent cases on a partnership dispute, an unfair prejudice petition and the sanctioning of a restructuring plan under Part 26A.

This week's edition of Corporate weekly highlights includes publication of a Market Tracker trend report looking at trends in UK public M&A in 2023, Panel Bulletin 6 on Rule 20.1 and representative directors, a draft SI proposed to amend primary and secondary legislation in connection with commencement of certain provisions of the ECCTA 2023 and draft regulations to amend the Reporting on Payment Practices and Performance Regulations. Also included are two videos produced by Herbert Smith Freehills that provide practical insight into the most impactful developments in corporate law in 2023 and those coming up in 2024. The highlights additionally include a case regarding an application to convene a shareholders’ meeting to approve a scheme of arrangement where an interest in the scheme shares was held by a person designated as a UK asset freeze target.

This week's edition of Corporate weekly highlights includes news and analysis of the introduction of the UK Listing Rules on 29 July 2024 and details of the government’s legislative proposals as set out in the King’s Speech. It also notes the publication of Primary Market Bulletin No. 50 and the judgment issued in Queensgate Place Ltd v Solid Star Ltd and others, an unfair prejudice case.

This week's edition of Corporate weekly highlights includes: a third progress report on implementation of ECCTA 2023 published by the Department for Business and Trade; analysis of a Court of Appeal case on directors’ duties, unfair prejudice and diverted opportunities (Song v Smith); an FCA consultation on changes to its Decision Procedure and Penalties Manual; publication of the FRC’s revised Audit Enforcement Procedure; notice from the Insolvency Service on the extension of its deadline to respond to corporate civil enforcement reforms; and a consultation by the European Commission on EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive guidelines.

This week's edition of Corporate weekly highlights includes news relating to the Companies Authorised to Register, Unregistered Companies and Overseas Companies (Application of Company Law) Regulations 2025, SI 2025/761 and two cases: in the first, the court considered specific performance of a share purchase agreement and a refusal by a purchaser to accept a paper transfer of shares, while in the second the court was asked whether certain share transfers could be considered a sham.

This week's edition of Corporate weekly highlights includes: an FCA consultation on the regulatory framework for the Private Intermittent Securities and Capital Exchange System (PISCES), FCA Primary Market Bulletin 53 containing a consultation on changes to technical and procedural notes in the FCA Knowledge Base following changes to the UK listing regime, The Companies (Accounts and Reports) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2024 which will increase financial thresholds for the purposes of certain Companies Act reporting requirements, news of the UK Sustainability Disclosure Technical Advisory Committee’s recommendation to endorse IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards, PERG publishing its 17th report on conformity with the Walker Guidelines, together with an amended version of the guidelines and ISS Governance publishing updates to its UK and Ireland proxy voting guidelines 2025.

This week's edition of Corporate weekly highlights includes: the publication by the CLLS of updated guidance and precedent wording for contractual offers and schemes involving issues of consideration shares to be listed, the FRC’s publication of amendments to FRS 102 on adapted formats for financial statements, and the European Commission’s launch of a public consultation and call for evidence seeking views on updating the Shareholder Rights Directive.

This week's edition of Corporate weekly highlights includes news of publication by the Department for Business and Trade of its second annual progress report on implementation of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 and publication by the European Securities and Markets Authority of final reports on the EU Prospectus Regulation and civil prospectus liability.

This week's edition of Corporate weekly highlights includes the publication of the FRC’s updated guidance on ‘comply or explain’ reporting and the Parker Review’s 2026 report on ethnic diversity in UK businesses. It also looks at the Cabinet Office’s consultation response on proposed changes under the NSI Act 2021. The highlights also cover the Council of the EU’s final text on streamlined EU follow-on and growth prospectuses, and ICMA’s response to proposed amendments to the EU prospectus regime.

This week's edition of Corporate weekly highlights includes details of the new registration requirements for ACSPs to be introduced by Companies House, the Takeover Panel’s Annual Report and the expected turnaround times for listing transactions over 2024 holiday period.

This week’s edition of Corporate weekly highlights includes: the DBT’s consultation on a proposed UK corporate re-domiciliation regime and an Insolvency Service consultation on reforms to corporate civil enforcement and the director disqualification regime. It also covers a Court of Appeal judgement on an alleged oral agreement to transfer shares, ISSB proposed amendments to three SASB Standards, the FRC’s re-consultation on ISA (UK) 250 and 270, publication of the FRC’s 2026-27 plan and budget, and publication by the FCA of Handbook Notice 139.

This week's edition of Corporate weekly highlights includes the FCA’s consultation paper proposing changes to the UK Listing Rules for closed-ended investment funds, and the FRC’s: (1) staff guidance note on auditor independence requirements for PISCES-traded companies; and (2) revised audit enforcement procedure, now in force.