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10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For the Week Ending July 19, 2025

Welcome to 10 For 10, the podcast that brings you the week’s top 10 compliance stories in one episode each week. Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings to you, the compliance professional, the compliance stories you need to...more

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UK Public Markets Monitor – Q2 2025

AIM Consultation Paper - 7 April 2025 / LSE - The London Stock Exchange (LSE) initiated a significant consultation on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM). The discussion paper sought feedback from market participants...more

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UK Equity Capital Markets Insights — July 2025

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As noted in the April edition of this newsletter, the FCA consulted in February 2024 and November 2024 on proposed measures to update and streamline its enforcement guide and to increase transparency in how it goes about...more

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UK Corporate Briefing - July 2025

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Welcome to the Corporate Briefing, where we review the latest developments in UK corporate law that you need to know about. In this month’s issue we discuss...more

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UK Equity Capital Markets Insights — May 2025

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In this edition of UK Equity Capital Markets Insights, we report on proposals to refresh the rules for companies on AIM following the introduction last year of new Listing Rules for Main Market companies; an update from the...more

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London Stock Exchange Discussion Paper - Shaping the Future of AIM

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The ‘Jewel in the Crown’ of London’s markets, AIM has been a central feature of UK capital markets for the last 30 years providing growing companies with access to capital and liquidity. ...more

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UK Corporate Briefing - March 2025

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Welcome to the Corporate Briefing, where we review the latest developments in UK corporate law that you need to know about. In this month’s issue we discuss: FTSE Women Leaders Review – February 2025 The latest report from...more

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ESG Market Alert - September 2024

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In our latest round-up of developments in ESG for UK clients, we cover the following topics: Shareholder activism continues FCA's green labelling rules – deadline for implementation delayed Environmentalists step on the gas:...more

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UK Corporate Briefing - September 2024

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Welcome to the Corporate Briefing, where we review the latest developments in UK corporate law that you need to know about. In this month’s issue we discuss...more

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ESG in 2024: A Midyear Review

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters, and diverging opinions on approach, continued to dominate headlines across the globe in the first half of 2024. Companies and their stakeholders started the year navigating...more

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Corporates and Dealmakers Must Prepare For Increased UK Class Action Claims

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While class actions are well established in the US, they are increasingly common in the UK, driven by market volatility, availability of litigation funding, legal reforms, regulatory settlements, and growing scrutiny of...more

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FTSE indicates how it expects to update rules following FCA’s listing reforms

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FTSE Russell has published an overview of the provisional changes it expects to make to its FTSE UK Index Series rules following reforms to the UK listing regime by the Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") later this year. ...more

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Diversity on UK Boards

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Increased focus from investors, regulators, and employees on racial, ethnic and gender diversity has heightened scrutiny of public companies' commitments to diversity in their workforce and in particular on their boards. ...more

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Corporate Briefing - August 2023

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Welcome to the Corporate Briefing, where we review the latest developments in UK corporate law that you need to know about. In this month’s issue, we discuss...more

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Corporate Briefing - June 2023

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Welcome to the Corporate Briefing, where we review the latest developments in UK corporate law that you need to know about. In this month’s issue, we discuss...more

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FCA moves ahead with a single equity listing category

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On 3 May 2023, the FCA published its consultation CP23/10*** setting out revised "semi-final" proposals for its listing segments reform. These follow on from its discussion paper DP22/2 published a year ago, which itself...more

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FCA proposes significant reforms to UK listing regime

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The FCA has published a consultation paper (CP23/10) containing its updated blueprint for a significantly reformed UK listing regime for share issuers. The transformational proposals are designed to make the UK listing...more

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Corporate Briefing - May 2023

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Welcome to the Corporate Briefing, where we review the latest developments in corporate law that you need to know about. In this month’s issue, we discuss...more

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Factors for London-Listed Companies To Consider Before Dual Listing or Relisting in the US

There has been increased focus recently among London-listed companies in exploring US listings, whether as a further listing or migrating from London altogether. This is primarily being driven by companies seeking to close...more

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Recent Developments for UK PLCs - April Edition

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This edition covers upcoming reforms to the UK listing regime, the FCA’s Primary Market Bulletin 44, the launch of a review into the UK investment research landscape, the PLSA’s 2023 Stewardship and Voting Guidelines, and...more

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The General Guide to the UK Takeover Regime

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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2022 Half-year in review M&A legal and market developments

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We set out below a number of interesting English court decisions and market developments which have taken place and their impact on M&A transactions. This review looks at these developments and gives practical guidance on...more

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Primary Market Bulletin No.33

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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published Primary Market Bulletin No.33 (PMB No.33) featuring Brexit-related changes for EEA audit firms, details of their new online portal for submitting major shareholdings...more

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UK Listed Companies: Key Legal Developments in 2020

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The regulatory regime and disclosure requirements for listed companies in the UK will continue to evolve in 2020. Issuers and their advisers should be aware of the key legal developments that will occur during this year,...more

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Shareholder Engagement with UK Companies – Proposed Changes to the Stewardship Framework

Two UK regulatory bodies are currently consulting on rules relating institutional shareholders’ engagement with and stewardship of their investee companies. The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) consultation paper relates...more

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