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New horizons for public-private partnerships: what comes next for UK infrastructure?
The UK's infrastructure landscape is at a turning point. With a substantial wave of Private Finance Initiative (PFI) contracts due to expire over the …
Corporate criminal liability – liability for senior managers’ actions extended to all UK offences
Companies can now be held criminally liable for any offence, including health and safety and environmental breaches, committed by a senior manager acting …
Corporate reporting – UK FRC guidance for auditors in relation to Provision 29 disclosures
A Mythbuster published by the Financial Reporting Council aims to clarify auditors’ responsibilities in relation to new internal control disclosures in …
Listing regime – FCA consultation on UK Listing Rules for closed-ended investment funds
The proposed amendments would extend the rules on relevant related party transactions to proposed investment managers and tighten governance where the …
Company law – UK Government updates ECCTA implementation timeline
The Department for Business and Trade has published a third progress report confirming key dates, with implementation activity and transitional periods …
Listing regime and market abuse – UK FCA consults on higher sanctions for individuals and crypto penalties
The FCA’s proposals would raise the minimum initial individual penalty for market abuse from £100,000 to £150,000 and applying the existing enforcement …
Company law – updated CGI guidance on "proper purpose" when requesting register of members
The Chartered Governance Institute (CGI – formerly known as ICSA) has published an updated version of its guidance note "Access to the register of …
Market abuse – amendments to EU MAR
Amendments to the EU Market Abuse Regulation (EU MAR), made by the EU Listing Act (2024/2809), take effect on 5 June 2026. The amendments relate to when …
AIM – LSE consultation on AIM Rules
The London Stock Exchange (LSE) has published a consultation on changes to the AIM Rules for Companies. The consultation follows the LSE's earlier …
King’s Speech – bill to tackle late payments and other points of interest for corporates
In the King’s Speech, which set out the government’s legislative agenda for the upcoming parliamentary session, the government announced legislation to …
Corporate reporting – FRC’s latest review of structured digital reporting by companies
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has published a summary of its findings from its latest review of structured digital reporting.
Corporate reporting – former Carillion finance directors fined by FRC for misconduct in preparing accounting information
The FRC has fined two former finance directors of Carillion plc. It found that, as qualified accountants, they acted recklessly and failed to act with …
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