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ARCHIVED: This archived checklist outlines the ways in which the 2016 iteration of the UK Corporate Governance Code varied from the 2014 UK Corporate Governance Code. It is not updated and is supplied for background purposes only. Checklist—2014 UKCG Code and 2016 UKCG Code compared In April 2016, the Financial Reporting Council issued a fresh edition of the UK Corporate Governance Code (the 2016 UKCG Code) to incorporate changes arising from Regulation (EU) 537/2014 (EU Audit Regulation), Directive 2014/56/EU (Statutory Audit Amending Directive) and the Statutory Audit Services for Large Companies Market Investigation (Mandatory Use of Competitive Tender Processes and Audit Committee Responsibilities) Order 2014 (Statutory Audit Services Order). The 2016 UKCG Code applied to companies with accounting periods starting on or after 17 June 2016. This table sets out how the 2016 UKCG Code diverged from the text issued in 2014 (the 2014 UKCG Code); differences are shown using italics (inserted wording) and square brackets (removals): Provision 2014 UKCG Code 2016 UKCG Code Preface Language specific to...

Checklist to assist with taking instructions from a business when drafting a consultancy agreement See also: Key provisions in a consultancy agreement—checklist. Precedents For precedent consultancy agreements, see: Consultancy agreement—company and individual—pro-client Consultancy agreement—company and company—pro-client Consultancy agreement—individual and company—pro-consultant Consultancy agreement—company and company—pro-consultancy Consultancy agreement—company and individual—pro-client (short form) Side letter to consultancy agreement—company and company—pro-client Further related guidance See: Consultancy services—overview and Practice Notes: Managed service companies and the anti-avoidance legislation Deciding appropriate employment status Personal service companies—the key benefits and key tax considerations Securing intellectual property rights from employees and contractors IR35—the large and public client off-payroll regime—practical considerations for the end client Issue Business objectives Why do you want to appoint a consultant? What are you trying to achieve? Service scope What services will fall within the scope of the...

In this issue: Spring Budget 2024 Brexit UK, EU and international regulators and bodies Authorisations, approvals and supervision Prudential requirements Financial crime and sanctions Complaints, compensation and claims handling Investigations, enforcement and discipline Capital markets regulation Benchmark regulation and IBOR reform Derivatives regulation Dispute resolution for financial services lawyers Sustainable finance and ESG Banks and mutuals Investment funds and asset management Insurance regulation Payment services and systems Fintech and cryptoassets Competition in financial services EEA Agreement Annex IX (Financial Services) Financial Services Enforcement Database Daily and weekly news alerts Intraday news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Spring Budget 2024 Spring Budget 2024—key Financial Services announcements In the Spring Budget 2024, the chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, unveiled a suite of measures affecting financial services, including in particular the possible creation of a Private...

CPA 2026 materially widens corporate criminal exposure by extending attribution for all offences to conduct by ‘senior managers’ exercising significant decision-making power. This moves risk beyond the narrow ‘directing mind’ test and brings companies-particularly large, decentralised groups-under sharper enforcement scrutiny. Expect prosecutors to probe operational leadership, governance gaps and aggregate evidence across individuals. Boards should revisit delegation, clarify accountability and reinforce oversight of operational choices. A continuing hurdle is pinpointing who is a senior manager in complex structures, with courts likely to prioritise substance over form. More broadly, the regime will reshape how organisations record authority, decisions and escalation, with greater emphasis on demonstrating how choices are taken and supervised in practice. A reshaped strategic risk profile The most immediate effect of CPA 2026 is a broader range of situations in which a company can be criminally liable. Historically, attribution turned on the ‘directing mind and will’-a doctrine that often insulated large, complex organisations. The new framework lowers that bar by capturing conduct of those playing a significant...

In this issue: Environmental, Social and Governance Issues Accounts and reports Corporate Governance Public company takeovers Data Protection Daily and weekly news alerts Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Environmental, Social and Governance Issues FCA consults on UK Sustainability Reporting Standards The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is seeking feedback on bringing listed companies’ sustainability statements into line with the UK Sustainability Reporting Standards (UK SRS). Consultation paper CP26/5 invites opinions on substituting the FCA’s existing disclosure regime, which is aligned to the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), with a UK SRS-based reporting model for relevant listed entities. Submissions are requested by 20 March 2026. See: LNB News 30/01/2026 58. Accountancy Europe publishes factsheets on Omnibus Directive changes to CSRD and CSDDD Accountancy Europe has released factsheets examining the EU Omnibus Directive, which revises both the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). The...

ARCHIVED : This Practice Note is archived and is no longer maintained. From 1 April 2017, the worldwide debt cap rules were repealed and superseded by the corporate interest restriction (CIR) rules. Accordingly, the worldwide debt cap described here should be treated as relevant only for periods before 1 April 2017, being the date the CIR took effect. For any period straddling that date, the debt cap should be applied to a notional period ending on 31 March 2017. For more on the CIR, which replaces and repeals the debt cap, see Practice Note: Corporate interest restriction. Relief for finance costs of UK-resident companies that are members of large groups may be restricted (ie disallowed) where, broadly, the group’s UK-based net debt exceeds 75% of the group’s gross debt (the gateway test). The debt cap applies to periods of account beginning on or after 1 January 2010. The provisions that bring about the restriction are often termed the worldwide debt cap regime (although it is possible that the regime...

Taxpayers who settle tax after the deadline are liable to interest, charged at a rate laid down in law. The Finance Act 2009 (FA 2009) established a unified framework for interest on late-paid tax intended to apply across all taxes, excluding excise duties; corporation tax and petroleum revenue tax were at first outside the framework, but are now slated for inclusion from a date yet to be confirmed. This Practice Note outlines both the unified rules and also covers how interest may arise where late payment falls outside that framework. Harmonised late paid interest regime The FA 2009 framework is being phased in progressively across the different taxes...

Updated November 2025 Introduction The Argentine Republic comprises 23 provinces plus a federal district—the City of Buenos Aires, the nation’s Federal Capital. Sitting on the south-eastern edge of South America, Argentina ranks eighth worldwide by land area and second in Latin America, spanning roughly 3.8 million square kilometres (about 1.5 million square miles). Its population exceeds 45 million, with around 15 million residing in Greater Buenos Aires, and an overall density close to 15 inhabitants per square kilometre. With a GDP near US$633bn, Argentina stands among Latin America’s biggest economies. Yet recurrent swings in growth and entrenched institutional constraints have hampered development. Although urban poverty has fallen compared with the prior year, it remains elevated at roughly 32% of residents, according to recent data. In December 2023 a new right-of-centre coalition assumed office, pledging a shift towards more market-friendly measures, such as easing foreign exchange controls, sharply cutting public expenditure, and pursuing other significant reforms. At the time of writing the government succeeded...

Memorandum prepared by [ Name of Firm ] for the directors of [ insert company name ] (the Company) providing guidance on annual environmental reporting obligations and disclosures 1 Scope This memorandum sets out the principal environmental disclosures the Company must present in its annual report and accounts. It reviews and explains the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006) obligation to provide climate-related disclosures in line with the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), the need to state greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, energy consumption and actions to improve energy efficiency under the Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR) regime, and other environmental legislation [ , as well as relevant principles and provisions within the QCA Corporate Governance Code (QCA Code) and the Wates Corporate Governance Principles for Large Private Companies (Wates Principles) ]. It also offers practical guidance for companies when assembling their environmental disclosures for reporting purposes. [ As an AIM company, the Company is subject to continuing disclosure obligations under the AIM...