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Listing requirements and continuing obligations—premium listing and standard listing—prior to 29 July 2024 A significant restructuring of the UK listing regime came into effect on 29 July 2024 which included the removal of the premium and standard listing segments and the creation of a single listing category for equity shares in commercial companies. The commercial companies category is heavily disclosure-based and sits alongside other listing categories such as the shell companies, secondary listing and closed ended investment fund categories.  The UK Listing Rules sourcebook came into force to implement the changes and the Listing Rules sourcebook was revoked. For further information see Practice Note: Reform of the UK listing regime—fundamentals. This checklist reflects the listing regime prior to 29 July 2024 and has been retained for reference purposes. This checklist compares the listing requirements and key continuing obligations that previously applied to a commercial company with a listing of equity securities on the premium and standard listing segments prior to 29 July 2024. Requirements for listing—prior to 29 July 2024...
UK securitisation regime—timeline This timeline shows key developments relating to the UK securitisation regime from January 2024 onwards. For earlier developments, see EU and UK Securitisation Regulations—timeline [Archived] 2025 Date Source Document Description 22 January 2025 FSB Evaluation of the Effects of the G20 Financial Regulatory Reforms on Securitisation: Final reportEvaluation of the effects of securitisation reforms: Overview of the responses to the consultation FSB has published a report evaluating the effects of the G20 financial regulatory reforms on securitisation markets, focusing on the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) minimum retention recommendations and the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) revisions to prudential requirements for bank securitisation-related exposures in residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) and collateralised loan obligations (CLO) markets. The report incorporates feedback from a consultation published in July 2024 and is part of the FSB's framework for post-implementation evaluation of G20 financial regulatory reforms.See: LNB News 22/01/2025 42. 2024 Date Source Document Description 22 November 2024 UK Parliament The Securitisation (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2024 SI...
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Flexible financing arrangements in the commercial real estate market Flexible loan structures Following the financial crisis, the real estate finance market saw a retreat of conventional bank lending and an influx of non-bank lenders (NBLs) including insurers and real estate debt funds. Through 2012 and 2013, the absence of bank lending enabled these NBLs to strengthen their position and become established players in the market. With the return to confidence in the real estate investment market and bank lending from 2014, some NBLs, in particular real estate debt funds, are moving up the risk curve away from the senior debt space. This has resulted in a competitive market for real estate debt across the capital stack. Banks, insurers and debt funds have different strategies and focus on optimum deal size, asset class and loan purpose. Four commonly used flexible loan structures are: • flexible senior loans • stretched senior loans • mezzanine loans, and • preferred equity loans Flexible senior loans Banks have a strong presence in this area along...
Visitor (standard): avoiding common pitfalls This Practice Note highlights some common pitfalls associated with applications under the visitor (standard) immigration category that may lead to additional scrutiny of an application and/or its refusal. These often involve issues that may cast doubt on an applicant's credibility as a genuine visitor. Credibility Many of the requirements of this category refer to a person's subjective intentions as a genuine visitor, not to take employment, to leave at the end of the visit and not to base themselves in the UK. Establishing credibility is key for the business visitor and for one intending to undertake study. The Home Office will look at the person's overall circumstances to see if what they propose to do in the UK is consistent with other evidence. The Home Office's visit guidance provides information to Home Office officials on how to assess if an applicant is a genuine visitor. It states that the factors to be considered can include: • the applicant's immigration history in the UK and...
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Children of a parent with limited leave as a partner under Appendix FM: grant of limited leave to remain—information sheet You have now been granted limited leave to remain in the UK until [insert date] as the child of a parent with limited leave as a partner under Appendix FM. This information sheet outlines some of the key conditions of your stay in the UK, as well as your responsibilities to the Home Office. It is important that you understand these conditions. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any queries. Please note that while the information below is correct as at today’s date, UK immigration law is subject to regular change. Accessing your eVisa Your leave to remain (visa to stay in the UK) will be valid until [insert end date] and is issued in digital format (also known as an ‘eVisa’). [If you do not already have a UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) online account, you will need to go to...
Board minutes—IPO—Main Market—approving intention to float announcement Company number: [insert company number] Registered in [insert country of registration] [INSERT COMPANY NAME] [Limited OR Plc] Minutes of a meeting of the board of directors (the Meeting) of [insert full name of company] (the Company) Held at [insert full address of place of meeting] On [insert day, month and year of meeting] at [insert time of meeting][am OR pm] Present: [Insert names of the director(s) physically present][[Insert names of any directors present by remote means (unless such means specifically excluded by the Company’s articles of association)] (by [insert means of attendance for each director attending remotely])] [ In attendance: ] [[Insert name of anyone in attendance, whether physically of by any remote means, who does not count towards the quorum for the Meeting (eg the company secretary, any legal advisers)]] [ Apologies: ] [[Insert names of any directors who are unable to attend the Meeting]] 1 Chair, notice and quorum [Insert name] was appointed Chair of...
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When an organisation wishes to add several branches to its Sponsor Licence, can this be done ‘in bulk’ (via one report on the Sponsor Management System and then a single submission of supporting documentation relating to each of the new branches), or must an individual SMS report be made for each new branch? Practice Note: Applying for a sponsor licence under Workers and Temporary Workers: eligibility and suitability notes that an organisation which has different subsidiaries, location offices or campuses (all of which are termed 'branches' for these purposes) in the UK can choose to register: • all its branches together under one licence • all its branches separately, or • several of its branches together, eg by location The relevant section of the sponsor guidance is at Workers and Temporary Workers Sponsor Guidance, Part 1, Organisations with multiple branches. Where a sponsor wishes to add new branches subsequent to the grant of a licence, the Practice Note: Workers and Temporary Workers sponsor duties: sponsor changes of circumstances notes that...
Once entry clearance has been granted under the Senior and Specialist Worker route, is there any method by which the start date on the visa can be bought forward if the start date for the role alters? Eg where the original start date for the role was the same date as the date the visa was granted from, but now the sponsor wants to make it earlier. We are not aware of any method by which an entry
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Law360, Expert analysis: The long-awaited Pension Schemes Bill was presented to Parliament on 5 June 2025 and its progression through Parliament is expected to generate significant debate, particularly around controversial provisions relating to scheme funding requirements and regulatory enforcement powers. Claire Dimmock, professional support lawyer at Squire Patton Boggs (UK) LLP, notes that the Bill represents 'the most comprehensive overhaul of pension legislation in recent years'.
Immigration analysis: the Lexis+® UK Immigration team outlines the main changes set out in HC 836, published on 24 June 2025. The most significant news in this Statement is the change to the continuous residence requirement for the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS), so that applicants with pre-settled status will no longer need to have been continuously resident in the UK since the end of the transition period to remain eligible for settled status, if they have been resident in the UK for 30 months in the past 60 months. This will resolve a longstanding concern for many EEA citizens/family members who had been unaware of the previous requirement. There are also some corrections to the Private Life route which will assist child applicants, and correct omissions made on simplification. Otherwise, the Statement is largely made up of technical amendments and non-substantive drafting changes. There are no changes made to the Skilled Worker or Child Student routes, as had been anticipated from the Immigration White Paper and to correct errors in...
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