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Across the Board helps our corporate clients stay ahead of the developments that are driving the Boardroom agenda.

We bring together our insights on the broad spectrum of issues facing the General Counsel and wider legal team, helping you support your organisation's strategic business priorities, mitigate legal and business risk and guide Board members through complex Boardroom issues.

Our lawyers have invested time into sharing their views on major developments in a digestible format. The idea is to bring you up to speed, at the same time as signposting the right Clifford Chance colleagues to turn to for more guidance.

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Failure to prevent fraud

The new offence of failure to prevent fraud will make large organisations criminally liable for failing to prevent fraud committed by their employees, agents, subsidiaries or other associates, unless they can demonstrate that they had reasonable fraud prevention procedures in place.
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New consumer protection laws in the UK

New UK legislation raises the stakes for corporates as regards consumer protection law. It replaces the previously weak enforcement system with a robust consumer protection regime involving substantial fines. This tougher regime makes it essential for businesses selling to UK consumers to ensure compliance.
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Planning for your 2025 AGM

For the 2025 AGM season, we expect to see more focus on early, proactive shareholder engagement where changes are proposed to executive remuneration and where there are shareholder-requisitioned resolutions. We may also see a few more companies considering whether to opt for digitally-enabled meetings for the first time.

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Key questions for UK executive pay in 2025

The debate about the competitiveness of executive pay for UK companies (inparticular for those listed on the LSE’s Main Market) continues.

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Group litigation - a major and growing risk for corporates

Corporates need to take notice of the increasing numbers of group claims being litigated in the English courts. Group litigation is now an inherent risk of doing business in the UK.

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    Corporate purpose, culture and values are being scrutinised like never before. We unpack what ESG and responsible business means in the current business climate, and examine the risks and opportunities that boards must focus on to thrive.

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    Legal trends and innovations in technology: staying ahead of the risks for corporates in the Digital World.

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    The landscape for domestic and cross-border trade, investment and M&A is constantly evolving: insights to help you navigate the way.

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    Changing political and economic conditions and increased regulation can lead to financial challenges for corporates and an increased focus on liquidity. We bring you the latest developments and innovations in the financial markets.

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