New pensions obligations: the Takeover Panel introduces changes which will align the role of pension trustees in offer situations to that of the target’s employee representatives *

United Kingdom - May 21 2013
On 22 April 2013, the Takeover Panel announced the introduction of new rules in relation to defined benefit pension plans operated by target…

Co-authors: Edward J. Dawes , Giles Distin, Jane Haxby .

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Executive remuneration: the new regime governing the remuneration of directors of quoted companies has received the Royal Assent and is likely to come into force on 1 October 2013 *

United Kingdom - May 21 2013
The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013, which received the Royal Assent on 25 April 2013, was published on 2 May 2013 and introduces the new…

Co-authors: Edward J. Dawes , Giles Distin, Jane Haxby .

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The European Commission seeks to introduce new requirements for the disclosure of human rights, anti-corruption and diversity information *

European Union - May 21 2013
As part of its Company Law and Corporate Governance Action Plan, the European Commission has published (on 16 April 2013) a proposal to require large…

Co-authors: Edward J. Dawes , Giles Distin, Jane Haxby .

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The QCA publishes a revised edition of its corporate governance code for small and mid-size quoted companies *

United Kingdom - May 21 2013
On 1 May 2013, the Quoted Companies Alliance ("the QCA") published its revised Corporate Governance Code for Small and Mid-Size Quoted Companies…

Co-authors: Edward J. Dawes , Giles Distin, Jane Haxby .

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Is your company now subject to the UK Takeover Code *

United Kingdom - May 17 2013
The revised Code will now apply to all companies traded on AIM with registered offices in the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man…

Co-authors: Edward J. Dawes , Giles Distin, Jane Haxby .

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