Corporate Notes

Audit reform – government abandons plans to consult on reforms

After numerous consultation papers, and despite being included in the King’s Speech in July 2024, the government has confirmed in a letter to the chair …

King’s speech – update on the audit and corporate governance reform agenda

FRC publishes revised version of the Governance Code

The Financial Reporting Council has published a revised version of the UK Corporate Governance Code following the consultation that it launched in May …

Half-yearly corporate update - Our latest briefing

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

FRC update on Governance Code consultation

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has issued an update on the consultation it conducted earlier this year, on changes to the UK Corporate …

Status of the UK audit and corporate governance reform programme

In May 2022, the UK government published the response to its March 2021 consultation paper Restoring trust in audit and corporate …

Our briefing on the Regulations that will introduce significant new annual reporting requirements

*These Regulations were withdrawn by the Department of Business and Trade in October 2023 – see here for more details*   The Department of Business …

Regulations laid to introduce significant new annual reporting requirements

*These Regulations were withdrawn by the Department of Business and Trade in October 2023 – see here for more details*   The Department of Business …

Our briefing on the FRC review of the UK Corporate Governance Code

As we have previously posted, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) published a consultation paper on changes to the UK Corporate Governance Code on 24 …

FRC review of UK Corporate Governance Code

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has published a consultation paper on changes to the UK Corporate Governance Code. The majority of the …

FRC publishes new Minimum Standard for FTSE 350 Audit Committees

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has published a Minimum Standard for the audit committees of FTSE 350 companies in relation to external …

FRC consultation on Audit Committee Standard

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has launched a consultation on a draft minimum Standard for audit committees of FTSE 350 …