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ARCHIVED: This tracker is archived and no longer updated. For an overview of Court of Protection cases from 2025 onwards, see: Court of Protection—table of cases. P, Re (Property & Affairs Deputyship: Jurisdiction) [2024] EWCOP 77 (T2) Court of Protection determines it has jurisdiction to consider whether P’s mother should continue as property and affairs deputy The proceedings related to P, an adult who sustained a brain injury in an accident and had a substantial personal injury claim. His mother had been appointed by the Court of Protection as his property and affairs deputy, and the present decision addressed an application seeking to revoke that appointment. The litigation had been protracted. Earlier, the court permitted ‘closed material’ to be withheld from P’s parents to facilitate capacity assessments; for a summary of that ruling, see here. Despite that step, neither the Official Solicitor nor the court gained clarity about P’s condition or even his location. It was reported that P was now residing in Italy. HHJ Burrows concluded that...

ARCHIVED: This content was published in 2020 and is not maintained. The Market Standards Trend Report, Ethnicity in Corporate Governance Reporting 2020, reviews the current recommendations and guidelines for public companies concerning ethnic diversity reporting in the UK, concentrating on the way these expectations and requirements have been interpreted, implemented and publicly reported on by FTSE 100 constituents. The report also assesses recent and upcoming developments anticipated to influence this area, and offers companies expert best practice guidance in advance of the target deadline set by the Parker Review for FTSE 100 companies to have at least one ethnic minority director on the board by the end of 2021. Topics covered include: an overview of ethnic diversity targets and reporting requirements for public companies an examination of the common challenges experienced in relation to definitions, terminology, and ...

This archived Practice Note captured the principal developments anticipated to influence the corporate governance regime in 2019. It has not been updated since 2019. For developments from January 2020 onwards, see Practice Note: Corporate governance horizon scanning—2020 and beyond. Please send suggestions for topics we might track to KnowhowLawyersCorporate@lexisnexis.co.uk... Mini-index January 2019 February 2019 March 2019 April 2019 June 2019 July 2019 September 2019 October 2019 No specific date in 2019 confirmed 2020 and beyond January 2019 From 1 January 2019, the revised UK Corporate Governance Code (UKCG Code) applies to premium listed companies with accounting periods beginning on or after that date. The update stems from the government’s response to the Green Paper Consultation on Corporate Governance Reform, together with the Hampton-Alexander Review and the Parker Review. Headline changes address executive remuneration and give greater prominence to the voices of employees, customers and suppliers. Further amendments require directors to focus on the...