Mar 22, 2023 UK schemes - prospectus mix & muddle By Tom Rose The exciting times for UK public M&A/ECM practitioners continue. The FCA has decided in PMB 44 not to publish a Technical Note saying...
Nov 30, 2022 Why we shouldn't shun due diligence By Dominic Sedghi Brooke Masters asks an excellent question in this morning’s Financial Times (link below, subscription required) in the wake of the...
Aug 04, 2020 What should businesses expect in a competition policy response to the coronavirus pandemic? By Macfarlanes Two weeks ago, the Institute for Public Policy Research published a paper titled “How should competition policy react to the...
Apr 09, 2020 Directors - furlough, but don't forget By Dominic Sedghi Adam Campbell The Government has confirmed that, as office holders, salaried company directors qualify for its Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. Under...
Apr 01, 2020 Coronavirus has made AGMs much, much harder By Dominic Sedghi Harry Coghill Public companies are rapidly having to deal with the difficulty of holding their annual general meeting (AGM) under the social distancing...
Mar 27, 2020 Signing and witnessing in the time of Covid-19 By Dominic Sedghi Lockdown and social distancing restrictions in the UK and elsewhere have made it significantly more difficult for businesses to execute...
Oct 02, 2019 Auto-signed and delivered – when sending an email creates a contract By Dominic Sedghi Sending an email can prove more costly than you might think. In a recent case (Neocleous v Rees), the court said that a lawyer had...
Jul 02, 2019 Warranty notifications and the importance of getting them right By Lois Horne Joanna Constantis Lois Horne and Jo Constantis discuss issues arising under English law governed M&A deals including breach of warranty and indemnity...
Feb 28, 2019 2018: a year of shareholder rebellion By Richard Burrows The Investment Association (IA) launched its Public Register in December 2017 to track companies who experience significant dissenting...
Jan 31, 2019 The FCA sets path for cryptoasset regulatory clarity by summer 2019 By Richard Burrows Benjamin Pape The FCA has published a consultation on the proposed regulation of cryptoassets, with the aim to issue guidance on the regulatory...
Jan 22, 2019 Will AI soon be preparing your annual reports? By Richard Burrows Alex Edmondson Dominic Sedghi The Financial Reporting Council’s Financial Reporting Lab has published the latest in its series of technology deep-dive reports,...
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...
Nov 09, 2018 An alternative solution for illiquid real estate funds By Mark Slade Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) may be a viable alternative to open-ended funds holding illiquid real estate for those operators...
Nov 02, 2018 Entrepreneurs' relief changes: three traps for "genuine entrepreneurs" By Jeremy Moncrieff The changes to entrepreneurs' relief (ER) announced at the Budget are to ensure the relief goes to "genuine entrepreneurs". Conceptually,...
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...
May 25, 2018 Opinion – The Supreme Court’s decision in Rock Advertising is a mixed blessing By Dominic Sedghi The Supreme Court has turned English law on its head and ruled that “no oral modification” (or “NOM”) clauses are valid and enforceable....