United Kingdom: Corporate and Company Law

Terminating a commercial contract requires careful navigation of legal frameworks and procedural requirements. Understanding your contractual and common law termination rights, following proper notice procedures, and recognizing how insolvency affects your options can mean the difference between a clean exit and a costly legal dispute.

When can a UK parent company be held liable for the actions of its subsidiaries? This analysis explores the evolving legal landscape of parent company liability, from negligence claims arising from international operations to alternative routes through economic torts and director duties.

The landscape for employee share incentives in the UK has shifted meaningfully in recent months, and for private company owners and their advisers, in particular, the timing has rarely been better to take a fresh...

The UK Companies House and Insolvency Service announced that it had shut down three connected companies providing unregulated company secretary and registration services to more...

This report examines critical commercial, legal and regulatory challenges facing life sciences and healthcare companies globally, from shareholder activism and AI-powered drug...

FTSE Russell has announced a change to the FTSE UK Index Series inclusion criteria to align the minimum free float requirement for all companies within the FTSE UK Index Series.

On March 18, 2026, the European Commission published a legislative proposal to create “EU Inc.,” an optional, digital-first corporate legal form aimed at simplifying cross-border...

The so-called greenwashing – a deceptive marketing activity aimed at presenting products or companies as environmentally friendly, while their environmental impact is negative...

On 16 March 2026, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its Regulatory Priorities Report for the Wholesale Buy Side sector (the Report).