Worldwide: Franchising

Our Corporate Energy Transition team has advised the founders of Island Green Power, a UK-based renewable energy developer focused on utility-scale solar and battery energy storage system (BESS) projects...

Navigating tax disputes with HMRC can be a complex and daunting process. This "need to know" series sheds light on the essential elements. In this note, we cover HMRC's formal information gathering powers.

This article explores the consequences of a recent judgment disapplying/disproving the existence of the shareholder rule...

Recent tragic events in motorsport, with the deaths of Dan Wheldon and Marco Simoncelli in IndyCar and MotoGP respectively, have brought into focus the role event organisers and venue owners play in ensuring the safety of those participating in sporting events and where liability rests when accidents do occur.

Cotswold Geotechnical Holdings Ltd has lost an appeal against conviction for corporate manslaughter. The BBC reports that the Court also upheld the company’s £385,000 fine at the Court of Appeal in London last week.

As the SRA continues with its timetable to implement outcomes-focused regulation (OFR), it has recently published its new Handbook, containing a principles based Code of Conduct.

As global attention sharpens on climate change and social justice issues, sustainability and responsible governance are increasingly becoming higher priorities for 'Millennial' and 'Gen Z' Beneficiaries.

With campaigns by active shareholders frequently making headlines, companies should have a plan in terms of how to respond in the event that an active shareholder comes knocking.

The CEO of the ICGN discusses representing the interests of institutional investors in the governance landscape and how stakeholders can work together to deliver better outcomes

The Charity Commission has recently published its decision following a class inquiry into four charities purporting to promote education in Kenya and Ethiopia

The widespread availability of generative AI has led to discussions about its potential use in all parts of the economy and wider society, and for many people its use is now a standard part of their working life.

European policy-makers are moving swiftly to scale back the scope and burden of corporate sustainability reporting. Specifically, in recent weeks, two parallel developments—one political, the other technical—have introduced further modifications to the European Union's (EU) Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) frameworks...