| 1 | A guide to PLC's UK corporate governance materials A guide to PLC's UK corporate governance materials. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 2 | Annotated UK Corporate Governance Code: Index Index to annotated version of the UK Corporate Governance Code which sets out full text of the Code. Contains links to, and summaries of, relevant ABI, FRC, NAPF, PIRC, GC100 and ICSA guidance, the Disclosure and Transparency Rules, the Listing Rules and PLC know-how. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 3 | Corporate governance: key developments tracker This document monitors the progress of key corporate governance developments at UK, European and international level that impact on UK listed companies. It contains links to key primary source material and related PLC Legal updates relating to these developments. This document is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all material relevant to corporate governance. For information on the key UK, European and international developments in corporate governance for the financial services sector, see PLC Financial Services, Practice note, Hot topics: Corporate governance in financial services firms and PLC Financial Services, Remuneration: key developments tracker. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 4 | Corporate responsibility: overview An overview of corporate responsibility (or corporate social responsibility or CSR as it is sometimes known) in the context of UK listed companies. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 5 | Overview of directors' health and safety responsibilities An overview of the law on health and safety obligations in England and Wales which outlines when a director can be held liable for health and safety failures, recent developments in health and safety policy and how these affect directors' and senior managers' liabilities. The note also considers the practical steps which can help directors and their companies to comply with their legal duties. | Practice note: overview | 24-Nov-2010 |
| 6 | UK Corporate Governance Code: overview This note provides an overview of the UK Corporate Governance Code. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 7 | ABI and NAPF joint statement on executive contracts and ... This practice note explains the ABI and NAPF joint statement on executive contracts and severance (February 2008). | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 8 | AIM corporate governance analysis 2013 An analysis of a sample cross-section of companies admitted to trading on AIM and their corporate governance policies. For details of the current corporate governance framework for AIM companies, see Practice note, Corporate governance and AIM companies. | Practice notes | 13-Jun-2013 |
| 9 | Annual report & accounts: best reporting A practice note that highlights companies within the FTSE 350 that have demonstrated excellence in annual reporting. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 10 | Appointing a new non-executive director of a UK listed ... The key steps to be taken by a UK listed company in appointing a new non-executive director, including the induction process and the new director's responsibilities under the UK Corporate Governance Code and Companies Act 2006. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 11 | Are you looking for EU law content on this topic? A practice note explaining where to find EU law content from a topic page. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 12 | Audit committee terms of reference A note on the terms of reference for audit committees. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 13 | Audit committees and the role of non-executive directors This note sets out the best practice recommendations for the composition and role of audit committees, and the areas of concern for non-executive directors sitting on such committees. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 14 | Board committees: nomination, remuneration, audit A note on the UK Corporate Governance Code requirements regarding nomination, remuneration and audit committees. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 15 | Bribery Act 2010 anti-corruption policies This note addresses the issues to consider in creating an anti-corruption policy with particular emphasis on the Bribery Act 2010, the new offence of failing to prevent bribery under section 7 of that Act and the adequate procedures defence to that offence. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 16 | Company secretary: appointment, role and responsibilities This note outlines the role and responsibilities of a company secretary in public and private companies under the Companies Act 2006 (2006 Act). For a collection of PLC’s materials most relevant to company secretaries, see PLC’s company secretarial page. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 17 | Corporate governance and AIM companies An overview of corporate governance requirements for companies admitted to trading on AIM. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 18 | Corporate governance framework: legislation tracker A practice note charting developments relating to the EU corporate governance framework in chronological order. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 19 | Corporate governance on AIM: which code are companies ... An analysis of a cross-section of companies admitted and trading on AIM and their corporate governance policies. For details of corporate governance policies of the largest companies admitted to AIM since the beginning of 2008, see PLC What's Market. For further details of current corporate governance requirements for companies admitted to AIM (including the changes to the Combined Code and the QCA guidelines referred to in this note), see Practice note, Corporate governance and AIM companies. | Practice notes | 22-May-2008 |
| 20 | Corporate governance requirements of institutional ... The UK Stewardship Code sets out good practice for institutional shareholders when engaging with listed companies. Major investment committees have also published guidelines and policy statements on the responsibilities and duties of institutional shareholders. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 21 | Corporate governance: global, EU and UK influences This note sets out the recent developments in the area of corporate governance which have shaped the existing UK corporate governance environment and will influence its future development. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 22 | CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme: how to apply the Qualification ... This practice note considers certain issues that the sponsors of private equity funds should take into account in considering whether any fund must participate in the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme. For more on the CRC issues facing the private equity industry, see Practice note, CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme: issues for private equity. Note: This practice note is in the process of being updated to reflect the implementation, on 20 May 2013, of the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme Order 2013. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 23 | CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme: impact on corporate ... This practice note explains how the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC) applies to different types of corporate structures. You should read this note if you need to determine whether, and if so how, your corporate group is affected by the CRC. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 24 | CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme: issues for corporate lawyers The CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme came into force on 1 April 2010. This note highlights key areas of the scheme upon which corporate lawyers may be called to advise. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 25 | CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme: issues for private equity The CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC) came into force on 1 April 2010 and requires private equity funds to consider whether they must participate. This note identifies the issues raised by the CRC which concern the private equity industry. It also provides links to materials designed to assist the sponsors of private equity funds to assess whether any of their funds must participate in the CRC. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 26 | CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme: overview This practice note provides a detailed overview of the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC), which is a mandatory emissions trading scheme for large businesses and public sector organisations in the UK. The scheme came into force in April 2010. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 27 | CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme: Practical Law glossary and ... This note contains a glossary of the terms defined in the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme Order 2010 (SI 2010/768), the CRC User Guide and other guidance published by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) and the Environment Agency. It also contains a list of commonly used abbreviations relating to the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 28 | CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme: Provisional publishing ... This note explains what materials we have published recently on the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC) and what additional materials we are planning to produce. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 29 | CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme: share purchases This practice note explains what issues should be considered in a share purchase in relation to the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC). This note considers issues at all stages of a transaction, from the due diligence stage to post-completion matters. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 30 | CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme: the impact on private equity ... This practice note considers whether the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme, which came into force on 1 April 2010, will apply to a typical private equity fund. For more on the CRC issues facing the private equity industry, see Practice note, CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme: issues for private equity. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 31 | Cross-border: Corporate Governance and Directors' Duties ... The Corporate Governance and Directors' Duties Multi-jurisdictional Guide brings together practical information on topical cross-border Corporate Governance and Directors' Duties issues and country-specific Q&As on Corporate Governance and Directors' Duties law and practice. | Practice notes | 01-Jul-2011 |
| 32 | Directors' and officers' liability insurance An outline of the use and terms of directors' and officers' liability insurance. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 33 | Directors' duties: corporate governance influences A note on directors' duties under Part 10 of the Companies Act 2006, at common law and under other statutory provisions, and UK Corporate Governance Code requirements. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 34 | Directors' remuneration report A note on the requirements for quoted companies to produce a director's remuneration report, including details of reforms in this area under the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 and the draft Large and Medium-sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) (Amendment) Regulations 2012. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 35 | Directors' remuneration: corporate governance issues A note on the corporate governance influences on director's remuneration. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 36 | Directors' service contracts: disclosure, notice periods and ... A note on directors' service contracts and in particular, the requirements as to the disclosure of service contracts, notice periods and compensation for loss of office. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 37 | Environmental reporting for companies: mandatory A practice note setting out what companies must do to comply with mandatory environmental reporting requirements. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 38 | Environmental reporting for companies: voluntary A practice note setting out how companies can engage in voluntary environmental reporting. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 39 | FSA expectations of non-executive directors in ensuring ... This practice note provides an overview of the FSA's expectations of non-executive directors (NEDs) and outlines its proposals relating to NEDs, which are aimed at improving corporate governance within regulated firms. | Practice notes | 31-Dec-2012 |
| 40 | Gender balance on company boards: legislation tracker A practice note charting developments relating to the proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on improving the gender balance among non-executive directors of companies listed on stock exchanges and related measures in chronological order. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 41 | Gender diversity in boardrooms A note on recent developments to encourage UK listed companies to increase the number of women on their boards. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 42 | Independent directors This note outlines the definition of "independence" for non-executive directors as provided in the UK Corporate Governance Code and the guidelines of the National Association of Pension Funds and the Pensions Investment Research Consultants. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 43 | Interconnection of business registers: legislation tracker A practice note charting developments relating to the Directive on the interconnection of central, commercial and companies registers in chronological order. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 44 | Internal control: the Turnbull guidance Good internal controls should ensure that the company's management systems, accounting records, asset maintenance and compliance issues are operating correctly. This note details the board's responsibilities for internal control, the recommendations of the Turnbull guidance and practical steps for their implementation, the risks to be covered, establishing an effective internal control system and reviewing it, and reporting to shareholders. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 45 | Matters reserved for the board An outline of matters to be reserved for the board of a company to comply with corporate governance requirements. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 46 | NAPF corporate governance policy and guidelines on voting An analysis of the NAPF corporate governance policy and voting guidelines which are designed to assist investors in interpreting the provisions of the UK Corporate Governance Code when assessing a company's compliance with it. This note covers the December 2012 version of the NAPF corporate governance policy and voting guidelines, published on 4 December 2012. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 47 | Nomination committee terms of reference An outline of the terms of reference for nomination committees. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 48 | Nomination committees and the role of non-executive ... This note sets out the best practice recommendations for the composition and role of nomination committees, and the areas of concern for non-executive directors sitting on such committees. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 49 | Performance evaluation: assessing board effectiveness This note considers the provisions on board evaluation in B.6 of the UK Corporate Governance Code. It covers the FRC’s Guidance on Board Effectiveness, the annual board performance review process and how to improve the level of board engagement, how to conduct evaluations of individual board members, the benefits of an externally facilitated review and how a board can get the most out of the process. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 50 | Remuneration committee: duties and terms of reference An outline of the duties and terms of reference of remuneration committees. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 51 | Remuneration committees and the role of non-executive ... This note sets out the best practice recommendations for the composition and role of remuneration committees, and the areas of concern for non-executive directors sitting on such committees. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 52 | Shareholder and stakeholder liaison A note setting out the role played by non-executive directors in the relationship between companies and their shareholders. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 53 | Shares for non-executive directors This note examines the circumstances in which a non-executive director may be paid partly in shares, the methods by which such a payment can be made and the potential problems faced by a company in doing so. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 54 | UK Corporate Governance Code: disclosure statement in ... This note outlines the obligation under the Listing Rules for companies with a premium listing to disclose in their annual financial reports whether or not they have complied with the UK Corporate Governance Code. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 55 | UK Stewardship Code This note outlines the Financial Reporting Council's stewardship code setting out good practice for institutional investors on engagement with investee companies. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 56 | Walker Review: all listed companies This note provides a brief outline of the review of corporate governance in UK banks and other financial institutions conducted by Sir David Walker during 2009, focusing on its particuar recommendations for all listed companies. It contains links to related PLC Legal updates and other more detailed information on the Walker Review. | Practice notes | Maintained |