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22 September 2026
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Corporate
UK Government Consults on Wide-Ranging Reform of Corporate Reporting Framework
BIST has launched a consultation proposing the most significant overhaul of UK corporate reporting in a generation, from company thresholds to a new solvency-based dividend test.
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13 September 2026
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Employment
Tribunal Claims Are Up 28%: Why Employers Must Prepare for a Further Rise
The latest employment tribunal figures should be a wake-up call for employers.
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17 March 2026
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Corporate
Companies House WebFiling Security Incident
On 16 March 2026, Companies House issued a Statement regarding a security issue with its WebFiling service which came to light on 13 March 2026
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15 November 2025
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Employment
Employee or Contractor? EAT Overturns Finding That Contractor Working Through Personal Service Company was an Employee
The EAT has clarified the fine line between contractor and employee status, overturning a tribunal ruling in a case involving a personal service company.
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18 September 2025
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Employment
Is 48 hours enough to decide whether or not to accept an offer of settlement?
48 hours vs 10 days – how long should an employee have to consider a settlement offer?
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11 June 2025
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Corporate
FCA Launches Final Rules for PISCES Sandbox: A Paradigm Shift in Secondary Markets for Private Companies
FCA’s PISCES sandbox brings regulated secondary trading to private equity markets. Explore what this means for venture capital liquidity, employee incentives and share scheme tax treatment.
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10 June 2025
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Employment
Employment Tribunal Time Limits Are About to Change - Here’s What Employers Need to Know
A ticking clock just got longer. Here’s how employers can stay ahead of the change.
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24 April 2025
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Share Incentives
Tax Considerations for Employee Share Trading on PISCES
HMRC's technical note on PISCES outlines tax implications for employees trading shares, including guidance on EMI and CSOPs
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17 December 2024
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Corporate
FCA Proposes New Private Stock Market
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has recently announced a consultation on proposals to introduce a new private stock market in the UK.
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29 November 2024
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Employment
Employment Rights Bill Update
Details of the Employment Rights Bill were officially published in October 2024.
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10 October 2024
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Employment
Overview of Key Provisions in Labour’s new Employment Rights Bill
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14 June 2024
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Corporate
Key Lessons from the Re Bramber Road Management Ltd Case on Director Appointments
The case of Re Bramber Road Management Ltd, Clarke v Lakha 2024 EWHC 51 (Ch) offers invaluable insights into the appointment and responsibilities of company directors.
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3 May 2024
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Incentives
Employee Share Plan Annual Reporting
All UK businesses operating employee share plans or equity-based incentives arrangement to employees need to submit an annual return.
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8 March 2024
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Financial Services
Government Reverses Changes to Financial Promotion Exemptions
On 6 March 2024, the UK government reversed certain changes made to exemptions for high net worth individuals and self-certified sophisticated investors in the Financial Promotion Order 2005.
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28 February 2024
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Corporate
Companies House Introduces New Measures
Starting 4 March 2024, Companies House will implement new measures in accordance with the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023.
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1 February 2024
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Financial Services
Sweeping Financial Promotion Exemption Reforms Now in Effect
A landmark move to bolster investor protection.
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30 June 2023
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Financial Services
FSMA 2023 - a significant step in reshaping the UK's financial services regulatory framework
On 29 June 2023, the Financial Services and Markets Bill was granted Royal Assent, transforming it into the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (FSMA 2023).
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14 October 2022
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Financial Services
MiCAR - Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation
The EU's Markets in Cryptoassets Regulation (MiCAR) is about to become law and will apply to crypto issuers and service providers globally.
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23 September 2022
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Growth Plan for UK to remain an entrepreneurial nation
The Chancellor announced today (23 September 2023) in the UK Growth Plan, changes to be made to SEIS, EIS and VCT that will come into affect in April 2023.
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29 June 2021
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Privacy
The European privacy family - the long-awaited EU-UK data adequacy decisions
On 28 June 2021, after months of anticipation, the European Commission announced that the adequacy decisions for the UK, one under the General Data Protection Regulation and the other for the Law Enforcement Directive, have been approved.
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