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Improving access to EU Capital Markets: Changes to the EU prospectus and market abuse regimes Following the recent publication in the EU Official Journal of a package of legislation known collectively as the EU Listing Act, we now have a clearer picture of how and when the EU prospectus regime, market abuse regime and certain other EU capital mark... More risk, more reward: Financial regulators publish consultation paper on bank remuneration reform Following the global financial crisis, the UK implemented a highly structured regulatory regime for bank remuneration in line with the EU’s approach under the Capital Requirement Directives. In some respects, this regime went further than the rules in oth... Employment Bulletin - November 2024 Topics covered in this bulletin: Employment Rights Bill; general workforce consultation on individual redundancy dismissal; pre-termination negotiations inadmissible in unfair dismissal claim; new offence of failure to prevent fraud Employment Rights Bill... In-Depth: Mergers & Acquisitions - 18th edition - United Kingdom This UK Overview in the thirteenth edition of The Mergers & Acquisitions Review is one of 28 chapters in the Review which provides a richer understanding of the shape of the global markets, and the challenges and opportunities facing market participan... In-Depth: Mergers & Acquisitions - 18th edition - EU Overview The Eighteen Edition of In-Depth: Mergers & Acquisitions (formerly The Mergers & Acquisitions Review) provides a practical overview of global M&A activity and the legal and regulatory frameworks governing M&A transactions in major jurisdic... A new chapter in the unallowable purpose tale: The FTT's decision in Syngenta In Syngenta, the First-tier Tribunal denied interest deductions on a loan created in an intra-group reorganisation under the unallowable purpose rule in CTA 2009 s 441. This case highlights that commercial purposes need to be clearly articulated and that ... Key structuring aspects of a forward flow transaction An increasing number of originators are looking to use forward flow arrangements as part of their funding. Forward flows are relatively simple in concept, designed to provide originators with access to reliable committed funding without being directly exp... Companies can claim privilege against their shareholders In a landmark judgment, the Commercial Court has decided that a company’s shareholders have no freestanding entitlement to see the company’s privileged documents. The decision, which revisits what many considered a long-established rule of English law, co... Competition and Regulatory Newsletter: CMA CEO says that CMA is “rising to the challenge on growth” Just over a month on from the launch of the new UK Government’s Industrial Strategy Green Paper on 14 October 2024, the Chief Executive of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), Sarah Cardell, has set out how the CMA is rising to the challenge of pr... A bridge to better business: The positive case for updating directors' duties The rising cost of living along with the energy, climate change, water, pollution and other crises are all bearing down on people and the communities. As pressure increases, it surfaces questions about real sustainability leadership and how best to have r...