UK, New Rules, Regulatory Reform

FCA publishes final rules for firms operating public offer platforms

A&O Shearman on 7/31/2025

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published final policy statement PS25/10, setting out the final rules for the new public offer platforms (POP) regime. This follows consultations in July 2024 and January of this...more

FCA publishes final rules for public offers and admission to trading regime

A&O Shearman on 7/17/2025

On July 15, 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its Policy Statement PS25/9 setting out the final rules to implement the Public Offers and Admission to Trading Regulations 2024 (POATRs). These rules, which...more

New Rules for Privy Council Appeals

Walkers on 1/21/2025

The New Rules and accompanying Practice Directions of the JCPC are now in force. All JCPC appeals filed on or after 2 December 2024 will be subject to the New Rules....more

U.K. finalizes new consumer antitrust and digital markets regime

A&O Shearman on 6/3/2024

The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 has finally been enacted. It introduces significant changes to U.K. merger control and antitrust rules, establishes a new consumer protection regime and introduces a...more

FCA Preserves Key Tool for Activists in Listing Rules Reform

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 2/16/2024

Activist shareholders had a busy 2023: The incidence of activist campaigns in Europe soared by almost 70% compared to 2022, according to data compiled by Skadden and Activistmonitor. As we described in a previous issue of The...more

New Rules on Diversity and Inclusion Reporting for Company Boards and Executive Management in the UK

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 4/22/2022

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) has published its final policy decision on disclosure regarding diversity and inclusion targets for boards of directors and executive committees of certain UK-listed companies. The...more