Regulation
Executive pay, 11 June, 2018
Companies face new law demanding they justify pay gap
New laws will require companies to justify their pay gap and report on how their policies “act in the interests of employees and shareholders”.
Corporate crime, 8 June, 2018
Ireland raises the bar on tackling white-collar crime
A range of new anti-corruption offences are set to become law in Ireland to cover a variety of new offences aimed at tackling bribery and corruption.
Merger regulation, 5 June, 2018
European Court of Justice provides guidance on merger ‘gun-jumping’
The European Court of Justice has published guidance on “gun-jumping”, a failure by merging parties to comply with the “standstill obligation”, which requires companies to seek clearance by a competition authority before implementing a merger.
Insolvency, 25 May, 2018
Measures to protect stakeholders in insolvent firms proposed
Measures to reduce the risk of major company failure through poor governance or stewardship, and to strengthen the responsibilities of directors of firms in or approaching insolvency, have been proposed by the UK government.
Data privacy, 16 May, 2018
Many firms not ready for GDPR: but compliant organisations reap benefits
Research shows that 85% of firms in Europe and the US were not ready for the new data protection regulation by the May deadline, with a quarter confessing they would not be compliant even by the end of the year.
Cross-border regulation, 14 May, 2018
Brussels seeks amended law to facilitate cross-border moves
The European Commission aims to help companies move across borders more easily, introduce digital registrations that would save millions of euros, and stamp out fraud and abuse.
Investors, 14 May, 2018
EC seeks to amend and standardise shareholder rights law
European Commission looks to manage and tighten shareholder information rules across the EU.
Cross-border regulation, 4 May, 2018
EC proposes simplified cross-border mergers, moves or divisions
The European Commission has proposed new rules for companies to make cross-border moves, mergers or demergers more simple.
Whistleblowing, 16 April, 2018
New EU-wide whistleblower protection law in the pipeline
Plans for new EU-wide protections for employees who blow the whistle on corporate tax avoidance or cheating on product standards are reportedly about to be released by the European Commission.
Consumer protection, 11 April, 2018
Commission proposes to strengthen EU consumer rights and enforcement
The European Commission has proposed new consumer protection legislation, which will tighten regulation for businesses across EU member states.