Oct 05, 2022 How should businesses respond to the recent IR35 announcement? By Philip Swinburn Nigel Doran Jeremy McCallum The recent announcement at the “mini-Budget” to reverse the changes to the IR35 rules bring the legislation back to where it was before 6...
Apr 14, 2022 Might US companies find comfort in separate CEO and chairs? By Dominic Sedghi Richard Burrows Francesca Bird JPMorgan last week announced its plans to split the roles of CEO and chair when Jamie Dimon steps down. Dimon has held the position of...
Mar 29, 2022 For climate disclosures, is this a race to the top? By Dominic Sedghi Rachel Richardson Harry Coghill The announcement last week by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that it intends to introduce wide-ranging climate-related...
May 04, 2021 Local authority decision suggests virtual shareholder meetings may still be some way away yet By Dominic Sedghi Public companies in the UK have been grappling for some time now with whether to hold AGMs and other shareholder meetings virtually, for...
Sep 11, 2019 The ESG movement: tax and corporate purpose By Gregory Price What is the purpose of a company? Once upon a time, that was an easy question: companies are supposed to maximise shareholder value,...
Dec 13, 2018 The Wates Principles are here – now we wait and see By Dominic Sedghi I had the pleasure on Wednesday of attending the launch event for the new Wates Principles of corporate governance for large private...
Dec 10, 2018 Is tax a corporate governance matter? By Gregory Price Earlier today the Financial Reporting Council published the final version of the Wates Principles – a new framework for corporate...
Sep 11, 2018 Seller beware – new liability for directors of holding companies? By Alex Edmondson The Government has published its response and action plan following its consultation in March this year on reforming the UK’s corporate...
Jul 24, 2018 A new UK Corporate Governance Code By Harry Coghill Dominic Sedghi Last week the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) published the long-awaited new-look UK Corporate Governance Code. The new Code is in part...
Jan 30, 2018 Are share buybacks being used to inflate executive pay? By Jessica Adam The Government has announced it is to carry out a study into whether companies are using share buybacks to artificially inflate executive...
Jan 23, 2018 Modern Slavery - useful reminder of a worldwide problem By Matthew Ramsey The Modern Slavery Act 2015 has been with us for a little over two years, and larger companies are now well used to preparing the...