| 1 | A guide to PLC's UK corporate governance materials A guide to PLC's UK corporate governance materials. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 2 | 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 |
| 3 | UK Corporate Governance Code: overview This note provides an overview of the UK Corporate Governance Code. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 4 | 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 |
| 5 | Audit committee terms of reference A note on the terms of reference for audit committees. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 6 | 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 |
| 7 | Board committees: nomination, remuneration, audit A note on the UK Corporate Governance Code requirements regarding nomination, remuneration and audit committees. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 8 | 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 |
| 9 | Corporate governance and AIM companies An overview of corporate governance requirements for companies admitted to trading on AIM. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 10 | 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 |
| 11 | 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 |
| 12 | 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 |
| 13 | 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 |
| 14 | 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 |
| 15 | 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 |
| 16 | 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 |
| 17 | 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 |
| 18 | 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 |
| 19 | Directors' and officers' liability insurance An outline of the use and terms of directors' and officers' liability insurance. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 20 | 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 |
| 21 | 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 |
| 22 | Directors' remuneration: corporate governance issues A note on the corporate governance influences on director's remuneration. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 23 | 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 |
| 24 | Environmental reporting for companies: mandatory A practice note setting out what companies must do to comply with mandatory environmental reporting requirements. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 25 | Environmental reporting for companies: voluntary A practice note setting out how companies can engage in voluntary environmental reporting. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 26 | 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 |
| 27 | 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 |
| 28 | 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 |
| 29 | 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 |
| 30 | Nomination committee terms of reference An outline of the terms of reference for nomination committees. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 31 | 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 |
| 32 | Remuneration committee: duties and terms of reference An outline of the duties and terms of reference of remuneration committees. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 33 | 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 |
| 34 | 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 |
| 35 | 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 |
| 36 | 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 |
| 37 | 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 |