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“‘They Will Thank Me in the Long Run’”: Court of Appeal Considers Good Faith Obligations and Fiduciary Duties of Directors in...

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The English Court of Appeal’s recent decision in Saxon Woods Investments Limited v. Francesco Costa ([2025] EWCA Civ 708) provides clarification on the application of directors’ fiduciary duties and the interpretation of good...more

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UK Corporate Briefing - November 2024

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The Investment Association (“IA”) has published its Principles of Remuneration for 2025 (“Principles”) following a review to ensure they support a competitive remuneration environment and meet investor expectations....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The General Guide to the UK Takeover Regime

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This guide summarises certain key provisions of the Code with a focus on issues that are likely to be of particular concern to a bidder. Although reference is made to other statutory and regulatory instruments and regimes,...more

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Directors’ Duties to Consider Supply Chains

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Directors have significant ongoing duties towards the company they lead, including taking the changing factual landscape into account. This should include learning lessons from the recent disruption of global supply chains....more

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Government proposals to reform corporate reporting and governance

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The Government has published its long-awaited White Paper on the reform of the UK’s audit, corporate reporting and corporate governance system including a package of measures aimed at improving the UK’s audit, corporate...more

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UK Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 Brings Significant Changes to Law

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The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 received royal assent on 25 June 2020. Many of the provisions of the act are based on the bill which was initially proposed pre-COVID-19, with a framework having been set out...more

Cooley LLP

Alert: Directors’ Duties in England and Wales Amid COVID-19

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Directors need to consider how to comply with their existing obligations and respond effectively to the challenges posed by COVID-19. This update provides a high-level overview of the issues and some practical considerations...more

White & Case LLP

2019 Summer review: M&A legal and market developments

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We set out in the attached Newsletter a number of interesting English court decisions and market developments which have taken place in the first half of 2019 and their impact on M&A transactions. This review looks at these...more

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UK Court of Appeal: When to Trigger the Creditor Duty Shift

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Ruling provides guidance on how close to insolvency a company needs to be before directors must consider creditors’ interests. The UK Court of Appeal has ruled that the payment of a lawful dividend did not, on the facts,...more

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2018 Half-year in review: M&A legal and market developments

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We set out in the attached Newsletter a number of interesting English court decisions and market developments which have taken place in the second half of 2018 and their impact on M&A transactions. This review looks at these...more

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UK Corporate Governance Reform – the Government’s Final Proposals

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On 29 August 2017, the UK Government published its response to the green paper on corporate governance reform that it issued at the end of November 2016. It intends to implement its reform proposals — so that they apply to...more

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