Overview of key governance issues for UK companies: autumn 2023

The Autumn edition of the Linklaters “At a glance: governance & risk” is now available.

It provides an overview of recent key governance issues for UK companies and covers developments relating to:

• climate and ESG matters, including the ongoing development of UK and EU disclosure frameworks;
• the progress of governance and audit reforms, including the proposed new reporting regulations which will affect very large UK companies;
• case law, market information and guidance relevant to UK directors, as well as the new duty to protect consumers of financial services and products;
• cyber-related issues, including a look at the use of AI, how to protect supply chains, UK laws relevant to digital assets and new US disclosure requirements;
• the latest measures to combat economic crime, support UK sanctions and increase corporate transparency;
• developments aimed at encouraging diversity and inclusion in the workforce;
• the current position on the revoking of retained EU law;
• ongoing activities aimed at shaking up the UK's financial services regime and enhancing Britain's competitiveness; and
• for UK listed companies, new investor guidance on requisitioning resolutions at shareholder meetings, and streamlined requirements for electronic annual financial statements.