Welcome to the autumn 2018 edition of Dentons' UK Corporate Briefing, a quarterly summary of the most significant recent and forthcoming developments in company law and corporate finance regulation in the UK.
In this edition, our lawyers examine:
Legislation update
New boost to SME receivables finance? Draft new regulations published
Draft new energy and carbon reporting regulations published
Insolvency and corporate governance consultation: government proposals
Case law update
Rule against reflective loss found to limit claims by unsecured creditors as well as shareholders
Bad leaver compulsory transfer provisions in articles – penal or not?
Regulatory update
The 2018 UK Corporate Governance Code
London Stock Exchange: new Shanghai-London Stock Connect Segment of the Main Market
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