On 14 March 2025, the FCA published a new market bulletin No. 54 which focuses on reminding the market about the UK Market Abuse Regulation (UK MAR) regime and the serious repercussions of contravening that regime in the context of companies publicly listed on London Stock Exchange.

Last year the Code Committee (the “Committee”) of the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers (the “Panel”) published a consultation proposing amendments to the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (the “Code”).

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published on 15 November 2024 its Primary Market Bulletin No. 52 (Bulletin 52). This bulletin provides helpful guidance in relation to applying the UK Market Abuse Regulation (UK MAR) in certain situations.