As UK companies prepare for the publication of their year-end annual reports and to hold their annual shareholder meetings, here are some updates.
Governance regulations and guidance
Modernisation of UK corporate reporting
On 21 October 2025, the Department for Business and Trade published a written statement announcing its plans to further modernise and simplify the…

A rapidly expanding scope of challenges is prompting corporate boards to re-evaluate the adequacy of the information with which their staffs provide them. Traditional sources such as financial reports, regulatory and litigation briefings, and strategic commentaries are not enough to keep them informed about a host of new issues, including the impact of new technologies…

In a year marked by not-insignificant change — geopolitical, economic, technological, regulatory and market — 2025 has been a year of much increased M&A activity, in the United States and around the world.  M&A deal volume in the United States is on pace to reach approximately $2.3 trillion, up 49% from 2024, and global M&A…

The federal securities laws establish the authority of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) to set accounting, auditing, and auditor independence standards to be followed in the preparation and the audit of the financial statements of public companies. The SEC’s Office of the Chief Accountant (“OCA”) is led by the Chief Accountant, who…

Good morning and thank you Aaron [Klein].  It is a pleasure to be here this morning.  While this isn’t a “farewell address,” I hope you will indulge me if I take the opportunity to reflect a little bit on what I’ve learned, what we accomplished prior to this year, and provide commentary on where I…

The Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (“GENIUS Act”) establishes the first comprehensive federal framework for “payment stablecoins” in the United States. The bill’s most discussed, and debated, provision is Section 4(a)(11), which provides:
No permitted payment stablecoin issuer or foreign payment stablecoin issuer shall pay the holder of any…

Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer just assisting the legal profession but transforming it – including by shaping how disputes are resolved. In arbitration, algorithms are already used to select arbitrators, analyze documents, and draft procedural orders. The essential question now is how AI will be governed in arbitration.
The America’s AI Action Plan (AAAP),…