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Horizon Scanning: Investigations and Enforcement
In this horizon scan, we focus on key developments affecting companies operating in the UK, including in light of the recent change in UK government.
United Kingdom | Publication | September 2020
In September 2020, the International Corporate Governance Network (IGGN) published a “Viewpoint” document to provide insight and guidance on what annual general meetings (AGMs) and other shareholder meetings might look like in future, following major changes enabled by emergency legislation in many jurisdictions in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Viewpoint seeks to explore the impact of such changes on shareholder rights and to identify basic “ground rules” that should be in place to protect fundamental shareholder rights. It also seeks to serve as guidance to steer and stimulate discussions in individual markets between investors, companies and regulators.
Topics covered by the Viewpoint are:
(ICGN: Shareholder Meetings and Investor Dialogue: The New Normal, 09.2020)
On September 14, 2020, the Commission delegated regulation to amend and correct the Prospectus Delegated Regulation was published in the Official Journal. This will enter into force on September 17, 2020, save that Article 1(1) to (8) (amendments to Articles 2, 4, 12, 13, 24, 25, 28 and 30) and Article 2 (corrections to Article 33 and 42(2)(g)) apply retrospectively, with effect from July 21, 2019.
On the same day, the Commission delegated regulation to amend and correct the Prospectus RTS Regulation was also published in the Official Journal. This will come into force on September 17, 2020. Its provisions will apply retrospectively, with effect from July 21, 2019, apart from the insertion of new Article 22a (relating to summaries of prospectuses approved between July 21, 2019 and September 16, 2020 for non-financial entities issuing equity securities), which applies from September 17, 2020.
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In this horizon scan, we focus on key developments affecting companies operating in the UK, including in light of the recent change in UK government.
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As you begin planning for the upcoming financial year, it is likely that legal operations projects are on your radar. However, securing the necessary budget can be challenging. Our roundtable on October 1, ‘Preparing for FY2025 - Building a compelling business case’, will help you create compelling business cases for your legal initiatives.
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On 3 September 2024, the ECJ delivered its judgment in Illumina’s appeal against the General Court’s (GC) judgment confirming the European Commission’s (EC) powers to review concentrations under the EU Merger Regulation (EUMR) in circumstances where no Member State has jurisdiction under national law.
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