This week's edition of Corporate weekly highlights includes a call for enforcement of Companies House reforms by Spotlight on Corruption, an update by Companies House of ACSP identity verification guidance, a consultation by ISO on international framework for net zero alignment and the publication of revised ISA (UK) 700, 701 and 720 auditing standards by the FRC.

This week's edition of Corporate weekly highlights includes news that three statutory instruments that implement various legislative changes pursuant to the reforms brought about by the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 have been made and published. Companies House has also published new Register of Overseas Entities Rules. We have also published a new Practice Note analysing the new PISCES (Private Intermittent Securities and Capital Exchange) regime.

This week's edition of Corporate weekly highlights includes news of Law Society guidance on identity verification, the publication of UK SRS S1 and S2, clarification from the FCA on the overlap between the admission to trading notification requirements set out in PRM 1.6.4R and those set out in certain UKLRs, as well as analysis of three cases: one on the use of a Syers order on the dissolution of a partnership, a second on when the limitation period for unpaid share subscriptions begins to run and a third on the deemed execution of documents under CA 2006.

This week's edition of Corporate weekly highlights includes news of the government publishing a policy paper in support of its Modern Industrial Strategy, focussed on economic growth and industrial renewal. Key highlights are the government moving forward with implementing the introduction of ARGA to replace the FRC as the statutory regulator for audit and corporate governance, and a 12–week consultation on amending the National Security and Investment Act 2021 foreign direct investment regime (specifically, amending the list of sectors caught by the regime). There is otherwise a focus on corporate governance issues and continuing with reforms to the UK listing regime.

This week's edition of Corporate weekly highlights includes: FRC introduces a revised approach to audit supervision, Gardner Aerospace Holdings Ltd and another company v Upton: breach of director duties and employment, Chambi v Aristodemou: unfair prejudice, false accounts and a quasi-partnership undone, Nawaz-Khan and others v UAP Ltd: Share Purchase construction and accounting misrepresentation dispute, UK Stewardship Code 2026 implementation guidance, AFME and EFAMA call for competition, innovation, and regulatory simplification to scale up EU equity markets, AFME urges targeted reforms to boost competition in EU capital markets and Commission announces EU Inc. proposal for single company framework.

This week's edition of Corporate weekly highlights includes news of new measures announced by the government to tackle corporate late payments, updated government guidance on reporting on payment practices and performance, the FRC’s annual review of corporate reporting for 2023/2024, FCA Primary Market Bulletin 51 detailing changes to technical notes on the listing regime in the FCA Knowledge Base and updated government guidance on the development of UK Sustainability Reporting Standards.

This week's edition of Corporate weekly highlights includes: the FIX and IA best practice framework to support the modernisation of equity capital raising processes.

This week's edition of Corporate weekly highlights includes: a Companies House announcement of a delay in the implementation of the Authorised Corporate Service Providers (ACSPs) registration service, the FRC’s publication of updated guidance on going concern reporting requirements, the publication of the FTSE Women Leaders 2025 report on the increased number of women appointed to listed company boards and both the PLSA and PPF’s submitted responses to the FRC’s UK Stewardship Code consultation.

This week's edition of Corporate weekly highlights includes details of the International Sustainability Standards Board 2024—2026 work plan published in a consultation feedback statement and a Court of Appeal case on the construction of a finder’s fee clause in a financial adviser’s engagement letter.

This week's edition of Corporate weekly highlights includes the key corporate announcements made in the Spring Statement 2025 as well as the tax analysis of the Spring Statement 2025, including expert commentary. Other items include the FRC’s publication of company size threshold amendments, the launch of the FCA’s survey for ESG ratings providers to inform future regulation, and the publication by the Home Office of an updated version of its statutory guidance on modern slavery in supply chains.

This week's edition of Corporate weekly highlights includes analysis of the Budget 2025, with expert commentary on the key business tax announcements. There is also news of the London Stock Exchange’s feedback statement on the future development of AIM, the FRC’s thematic review of corporate reporting by smaller listed companies, statutory guidance on the new PSC regime coming into force under the ECCTA 2023 and updates to the ISS Governance benchmark proxy voting policies.

This week's edition of Corporate weekly highlights includes the publication of a Market Standards trend report on UK public M&A in H1 2025, Companies House announcing that from October 2025 customers will need to use GOV.UK One Login to access their WebFiling accounts, and the FCA approving the LSE to operate the first PISCES sandbox. It also covers recent cases on directors’ duties and knowing receipt, as well as disputes arising out of joint venture arrangements.