Corporate Notes

Taxation – draft legislation paves the way for a new UK Securities Transfer Tax

Under the new regime, stamp duty and Stamp Duty Reserve Tax will be replaced with a single self-assessed levy payable by purchasers

Public M&A – UK Takeover Panel consults on miscellaneous changes to the Takeover Code

The proposals cover a range of topics including when voting and share restriction agreements will mean parties are acting in concert and the application …

UK listing regime – FCA’s latest guidance on UK Listing and Transparency Rules

Primary Market Bulletin 64 identifies shortfalls in total voting rights notifications and significant transaction announcements, and sets out where …

Company law – Regulations made to extend the protection of personal information regime

The Protection and Disclosure of Personal Information (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (Regulations) have been made to extend what personal information an …

M&A – consultation on changes to the National Security and Investment Act

The government has published a consultation on proposed amendments to the National Security and Investment Act 2021 (Notifiable Acquisitions) …

Listing regime – latest FCA guidance in Primary Market Bulletins 56 and 57

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published Primary Market Bulletin 56 (PMB 56) highlighting notification obligations for PDMRs and listed …

Public M&A – our latest public M&A podcast

In the latest episode in our UK public M&A podcast series, we talk about new Practice Statement 36, on unlisted share alternatives, which has recently …

Public M&A – Takeover Panel consultation paper and two new practice statements

The Takeover Panel has published a consultation paper (PCP 2025/1) on dual class share structures, IPOs and share buybacks. It has also published two new …

Corporate update – our latest half-yearly briefing and podcast on material upcoming developments

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

UK Public M&A podcast Ep 34: Auctions under the Takeover Code

In this episode we talk about auction procedures under the Takeover Code.

Stamp duty on shares – response to consultation on reform

UK Public M&A Consolidated Update