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Article 02/12/2022
On 5 October 2022, the UK Supreme Court confirmed that directors sometimes owe an extended duty to uphold the interests of a company’s creditors when solvency is in doubt.
Article 18/11/2022
On 20 April 2022, the FCA introduced new Listing Rules (LR) (LR 9.8.6R(9) and LR 14.3.33R(1)) which set board diversity targets and require that, as part of their ongoing listing obligations, in scope companies include a statement in their annual financial report detailing whether they have met the specified targets.
Article 25/10/2022
As we flagged earlier this year, the FCA’s new Consumer Duty is perhaps the most important regulatory development in the UK this year. As we reach the FCA’s end of October deadline for firms’ boards to have scrutinised, challenged and ultimately agreed the implementation plan for this wide-ranging duty, the focus is turning to how to implement it in time for July 2023.
News 11/10/2022
Following the publication of The Legal 500 UK 2023, we are proud to announce that the firm has once again achieved impressive rankings and recognition within the latest guide to leading law firms and lawyers.
Article 10/10/2022
A roundup of the latest court decisions and regulations raising issues of piercing the corporate veil, service of a claim form, the FCA consumer duty, directors’ fiduciary duties and a solicitor’s duty of care outside of a formal retainer.
Article 07/10/2022
On 15 March 2022, ClientEarth issued a pre-action letter of claim against the board of directors of Shell, arguing that their failure to properly prepare the company for net zero puts them in breach of their duties to the company. The threatened claim is premised on an unprecedented application of the provisions related to directors’ duties in the UK Companies Act 2006, and it is amongst the first climate-related claims to be threatened against a company in the UK.
Article 17/08/2022
After months of discussion and debate, the landmark Financial Services and Markets Bill was finally introduced to UK Parliament on 20 July 2022 - the last piece of legislation under the Johnson Government.
Article 22/07/2022
A roundup of the latest court decisions raising issues for the scope of the Quincecare duty; Section 90A of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, costs, disclosure applications and S13A (Insurance Act 2015) claims.
Article 19/07/2022
The Bank of England has published its findings following the Climate Biennial Exploratory Scenario it set for seven banks, five life insurers, six general insurers and ten Lloyd’s syndicates (UK entities only) over the past year.
Article 19/07/2022
In June 2022, HM Treasury published its response to a consultation issued in July 2021 which proposed the introduction of a Senior Managers & Certification Regime for certain Financial Market Infrastructures (FMIs). This article provides an overview of what the Regime is expected to involve and how it could impact individuals engaged by FMIs and management liability insurers.
