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The New UK Listing Rules - Trends In M&A Announcements
18 September 2025
The new UK Listing Rules that took effect in July 2024 removed the shareholder vote for significant transactions. Here we explore emerging market practice in relation to announcements and disclosure on M&A deals.
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Final countdown to a new corporate criminal offence
1 August 2025
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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Mansion house speech 2025: Reforms to look out for
18 July 2025
Coverage in the build-up to the Chancellor of the Exchequer's Mansion House speech on 15 July 2025 focused on the government's fiscal and political situations, but here are five reforms announced in tandem with the speech that you may have missed.
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New consumer protection laws in the UK
11 November 2024
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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Group litigation – a major and growing risk for corporates
29 February 2024
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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