Day: 8 January 2019
Get ready for the new EU Shareholder Rights Directive
The EU Shareholder Rights Directive II (updating a 2007 original) comes into force in June 2019. This is potentially one of the biggest and most positive developments in corporate governance across Europe, including for London listed companies, for many years. It will occur whatever happens with Brexit because the UK has already agreed to it. […]
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Christmas cheer from Thomas Chippendale – The 1721 Naval Store Act had unexpected benefits
Earlier this year Boscobel moved into new offices at 60 St Martin’s Lane, in Covent Garden, the historic creative hub of London. Some research about a talented previous occupant shows how unexpectedly good things can come if we have the wit to encourage enterprise and civility. A plaque by the door reminds us that it […]
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