Last week, the FCA issued its Primary Market Bulletin 44 ("PMB44") giving some guidance for listed companies preparing for their first season's reporting under the Listing Rules' new board diversity and inclusion rules, a...more
On 28 February, 2023 the FTSE Women Leaders Review (the "Review") published its second report (the "2022 Report") on progress in the UK towards meeting its December 2025 target of FTSE 350 companies having at least 40% female...more
Bank of England market intervention after presentation of tax package -
On 23 September, the new U.K. Government conducted the emergency fiscal event it had scheduled when taking power at the beginning of the month. Many...more
Job Protection Package Includes VAT Change in COVID-19-Affected Sectors and Stamp Duty Relief For Residential Property -
On 8 July 2020, the U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer delivered a Summer Statement setting out the...more
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in unprecedented disruption to worldwide markets and personal livelihoods, affecting global companies, small companies and main street businesses alike. As business owners struggle to...more
On 20 March 2020, the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer announced a package of COVID-19 measures. The measures on tax include the deferral of VAT payments by businesses and of income tax payments due from certain individuals,...more
The UK Government recently announced that it would introduce a new statutory duty of responsibility on senior managers in all financial institutions and repeal the presumption of responsibility that would have applied to...more