Welcome to the autumn 2018 edition of Dentons' UK Corporate Briefing, a quarterly summary of the most significant recent and forthcoming developments in company law and corporate finance regulation in the UK.

In this edition, our lawyers examine:

Legislation update

New boost to SME receivables finance? Draft new regulations published

Draft new energy and carbon reporting regulations published

Insolvency and corporate governance consultation: government proposals

Case law update

Rule against reflective loss found to limit claims by unsecured creditors as well as shareholders

Bad leaver compulsory transfer provisions in articles – penal or not?

Regulatory update

The 2018 UK Corporate Governance Code

London Stock Exchange: new Shanghai-London Stock Connect Segment of the Main Market

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