“Corporate Notes” is Herbert Smith Freehills’ corporate know-how and news blog where you will find details on the major developments in UK corporate law and regulation.
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Corporate governance - report on use of Pre-Emption Group Statement of Principles
United Kingdom - December 18 2025 The Pre-Emption Group (PEG) has published its 2024-2025 Annual Monitoring Report, its third report monitoring the use of the 2022 revised Statement…
Corporate governance - Glass Lewis 2026 Policy Guidelines
United Kingdom - December 18 2025 Glass Lewis has published its 2026 UK Benchmark Policy Guidelines, which set out the proxy adviser’s views on current market practice and its voting…
Private equity - PERG annual report on compliance with the Walker Guidelines
United Kingdom - December 18 2025 The Private Equity Reporting Group (PERG) has published its annual report on the private equity industry’s compliance with the Walker Guidelines for…
Capital markets and listing regime - FCA consultation on listing application process and other minor changes
United Kingdom - December 18 2025 The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its Quarterly Consultation Paper 50 (CP 25/35), which includes proposals that aim to simplify the…
Corporate governance - Pensions UK updated voting guidelines for 2026
United Kingdom - December 18 2025 Pensions UK (formerly the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association or PLSA) has published its Stewardship & Voting Guidelines 2026, which set out…
Capital markets - HM Treasury consults on legislation to move to T+1 settlement cycle
United Kingdom - December 5 2025 HM Treasury has published a draft Statutory Instrument (SI) and related policy note to make T+1 (one business day after trade) the standard…
Company law - High Court rules on “proper purpose” for access to register of members
United Kingdom - December 5 2025 The High Court has ruled (in Aviva plc v Litani LLC ([2025] EWHC 3134)) on whether a request for access to a listed company’s register of members was…
AIM - LSE publishes feedback on proposed changes to the AIM Rules
United Kingdom - December 5 2025 The London Stock Exchange (LSE) has issued a Feedback Statement following its Discussion Paper on the future of AIM published earlier this year (read…
Public M&A and capital markets - Takeover Code changes on companies with a dual class share structure, IPOs and share buybacks
United Kingdom - December 5 2025 The Takeover Panel has published changes to the Takeover Code (RS 2025/1) on how the Code applies to companies with a dual class share structure…
Corporate governance - FRC review of corporate governance reporting by large private companies
United Kingdom - December 5 2025 The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has published its first report on the application of and reporting against the Wates Corporate Governance…
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