George Marshall

Jul 30, 2024 | lexology.com | Robert Adam |Nick Bryans |Adam B. Farlow |George Marshall |Megan Schellinger |James Thompson

In briefThe FCA has published a consultation paper (CP24/12) with proposed rules for companies seeking to admit securities to a UK regulated market or 'primary' multilateral trading facility (MTF). The FCA's aims are to reduce the costs of listing on UK markets, make capital raising easier on UK listed markets and remove barriers to retail participation.

May 26, 2024 | enroutecic.com | George Marshall

Dubbed the “Liverpool And Manchester Airport Line,” or “LAMA Line” for short, the name echoes the animal’s elongated neck despite the difference in spelling. The route stretches directly east from Liverpool through Warrington and Manchester Airport before turning north toward Manchester. However, there’s a significant issue: this llama’s legs have been chopped off.

Feb 11, 2024 | globalcompliancenews.com | Robert Adam |Nick Bryans |Joanna Hewitt |George Marshall

In briefThe FRC has this week published the revised version of the UK Corporate Governance Code (UK Corporate Governance Code 2024 (frc.org.uk)). As flagged in its policy update statement in November (Statement: FRC policy update), the revised Code makes much more limited changes than those proposed in the FRC’s initial consultation paper from May (UK Corporate Governance Code consultation document (frc.org.uk)).

Jan 23, 2024 | lexology.com | Robert Adam |Nick Bryans |Joanna Hewitt |George Marshall |James Thompson

In briefThe FRC has this week published the revised version of the UK Corporate Governance Code (UK Corporate Governance Code 2024 (frc.org.uk)). As flagged in its policy update statement in November (Statement: FRC policy update), the revised Code makes much more limited changes than those proposed in the FRC's initial consultation paper from May (UK Corporate Governance Code consultation document (frc.org.uk)).

Jan 8, 2024 | globalcompliancenews.com | Robert Adam |Nick Bryans |Adam B. Farlow |George Marshall

The FCA has published a consultation paper (CP23/31) setting out detailed proposals for the major listing rules reforms that it proposed in May this year (see CP23/10 and our Client alert on this). It describes the reforms as “the most far-reaching reforms of the UK’s listing regime in three decades” and the paper attaches in a chunky appendix the draft text of many of the proposed new listing rules (the first of two tranches).