Corporate Notes

Capital markets – new UK prospectus regime in force from 19 January

The UK’s new prospectus regime comes into force on 19 January 2026. This is the biggest shake-up of the UK prospectus regime since 2005.

Half-yearly corporate update – our latest briefing

We have published our half-yearly consolidated corporate update briefing which summarises the major developments in UK corporate law and regulation that …

On the horizon – our podcast on material upcoming developments

We have released a new episode in our ‘on the horizon’ podcast series, in which we discuss the more material developments that we expect to see in the …

Capital markets – HM Treasury consults on legislation to move to T+1 settlement cycle

HM Treasury has published a draft Statutory Instrument (SI) and related policy note to make T+1 (one business day after trade) the standard settlement …

AIM – LSE publishes feedback on proposed changes to the AIM Rules

The London Stock Exchange (LSE) has issued a Feedback Statement following its Discussion Paper on the future of AIM published earlier this year (read …

Capital markets – proposed new rules on short selling

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is consulting on new rules to regulate short selling activity in the UK based on feedback from HM Treasury’s (HMT) …

Capital markets – transitional provisions and latest FCA guidance in Primary Market Bulletin 58

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published Primary Market Bulletin 58 (PMB 58), setting out key updates ahead of the implementation of the …

Insight alert – Capital markets – FCA rules for new UK prospectus regime published

The FCA has published their long-awaited re-set of the UK's prospectus rules. The reforms represent the biggest change to the UK public offer regime …

US Securities and Exchange Commission “Concept Release” on the definition of “Foreign Private Issuer”

On June 4, 2025, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a “Concept Release” that will be of significant interest to our “foreign private …

Capital markets – FCA policy statement and final rules on PISCES published

Capital markets – regulations establishing PISCES sandbox made

Stamp duty on shares – response to consultation on reform