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506 articles covering UK law — immigration, corporate, property, technology, employment and more. Updated daily from Google News.
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Jones Day partner Rt. Hon. Alex Chalk KC explains how the 2023 Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (ECCTA) broadens the scope of liability for corporations and talks about how they can manage the attendant risks.

Immigration will be a board-level issue for UK businesses in 2026. An expanded illegal working regime will most likely affect every UK business, as will new rules on earned settlement. There will also be further tightening across key immigration routes, including sponsored work routes and business visitors. On top of that, the Home Office plans further enforcement measures for sponsors.

Corporate law as public policy - Volume 21

BPP bar student Catherine Chow examines the B Corp movement and why an increasing number of companies are adopting this purpose-driven strategy
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This week: The Takeover Panel is consulting on changes to the Takeover Code to address dual-class share structures on a takeover (and...
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This week: The requirement for companies to keep certain internal registers will be abolished from 18 November 2025A disposal by an LLP...
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This week: National security and investment regime reforms in the pipeline The Government has announced a package of proposed measures to...
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This week: Mandatory identity verification for company directors, LLP members and PSCs comes into effect next weekOther items of interest...
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The Government has published a paper titled “The UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy”, in which it has set out its vision for the development...
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This week: The Government publishes a "Modern Industrial Strategy" for the UK, with proposals to reform certain areas of UK corporate...
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This week: Mandatory identity verification for UK company directors and persons with significant control will commence on 18 November...
Welcome to the March edition of the Future of Work Hub newsletter - a snapshot of the latest thinking on the changing world of work.

More than 30 proposed changes to the Conduct Regulations are set to ‘reshape how the temporary labour market is regulated.’ And contractors have 12 weeks to have their say.

The seller of shares in a company breached non-compete covenants when he made loans and gave assistance to friends who were running rival...

A relatively small change to section 172 of the UK's Companies Act 2006 could have a transformative impact on company law, directors’ duties, corporate governance, businesses and, ultimately, the economy, society, and the environment.
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This week: The Government publishes its second progress report on implementing the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023,...
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This week: A director of a company was liable to account for payments made to him because he had not kept financial recordsThe FRC...

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Updates on the programme to transfer rail services into public ownership and establish GBR as the body responsible for passenger services and infrastructure.
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This week: The Court of Appeal examines the meaning of compulsory transfer (leaver) provisions in a company's articles of associationThe...

As we move through 2026, the UK landscape for corporate governance continues to evolve. Companies are under sustained – and, in many areas, heightened - pressure to uphold robust governance standards.

Five companies now under investigation as the CMA steps up its work to tackle fake reviews and misleading star ratings – and protect people online.

A new expert panel chaired by Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy will meet for the first time today (Monday 8 December), to make sure the UK remains a leading global centre for legal services.
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