United Kingdom: Shareholders

As discussed in our previous articles in the VC and Founder's Insights series, investments in early-stage businesses come with risk...

The chair of the Hearings Committee of the Takeover Panel has rejected an appeal (PS 2025/15) against a ruling by the Panel Executive which concluded that Third Point LLC was not required to make a mandatory offer for Third Point Investors Limited (TPIL) in light of a series of transactions which TPIL is undertaking.

Jersey's strategic position as a leading offshore financial centre is the result of decades of deliberate legislative development, prudent regulation, and a consistent commitment to economic integrity.

Companies House has confirmed that the requirement for companies to keep certain internal statutory registers will be abolished with effect from 18 November 2025.

The "Shareholder Rule", a principle of the law of England and Wales which has been applied for nearly 140 years, appears to have finally been abolished, only months after it was effectively put on life- support.

When a client seeks legal advice from a lawyer, the confidential communications between them, which are made for the sole or dominant purpose of seeking and receiving legal advice...

The Court of Appeal in Saxon Woods Investments Limited v Costa [2025] EWCA Civ 708 has clarified that assessing compliance with a director's duty under section 172...

The reforms represent the biggest change to the UK public offer regime since 2005. FCA Policy Statement 25/9 contains the new rules, which set out the detailed requirements...

Mid-market medical device companies are grappling with underperformance, driven in part by over-diversified portfolios and fragmented management focus.