The post below was first published on our Corporate Notes blog. The government has published the outcome of the Review of the UK listing regime undertaken by Lord Hill. The Review, which was launched in November 2020, was set up to look at possible reforms to the UK listing regime that would attract the most innovative … Read more

The post below was first published on our Corporate blog The UK ceased to be a Member State of the European Union on 31 January 2020. A transition period then applied until 31 December 2020. During the transition period, EU law continued to apply in and to the UK, and the UK continued to trade as … Read more

The post below was first published on our Corporate blog. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a special Primary Market Bulletin No.32 on Brexit to remind issuers and investors of the changes to the listing regime that will take effect at the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020. Issuers will need to ensure … Read more

The post below was first published on our Corporate blog. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a Handbook Notice on the changes to the Listing Rules, the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules, and the Prospectus Regulation Rules (and other parts of the FCA Handbook) that will take effect when the transition period for the UK’s exit … Read more

Following the UK’s departure from the European Union on 31 January 2020 and much uncertainty as to the future of the cross-border merger regime in the UK, it has now been confirmed that the cross-border merger procedure will continue to be available between the UK and EU Member States until the end of the transition … Read more

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) and Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) have published joint letters for auditors and accountants with information in relation to auditing and accounting and corporate reporting standards during the transition period following the UK’s exit from the EU. Read more

The updated Corporate law section of our Brexit Legal Guide is now available. This provides a useful overview of whether Brexit will impact: Read more

Following the UK’s exit from the EU on 31 January 2020, we continue to update our Brexit Legal Guide 2020. This week we release the sections Capital markets, Contract and other obligations, Corporate law, Pensions, Real estate and Tax. This follows on from last week’s launch of the updated sections Leaving the EU: The process … Read more