Legal

The QCA Legal Committee is responsible for reviewing all changes to Company Law, as well as checking the detailed wording of the various regulations to ensure that they do not disadvantage small and mid-cap quoted companies.

The Committee is currently working on:

  • Developing an outline of what should be included in a 'proportionate prospectus', as described in the Prospectus Directive Review, and producing a document to send to the Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR).

Committee Terms of Reference:

Meetings

Legal Committee - April 2012

Thursday 26 April 2012 at 8.45am

Legal Committee - 29 March 2012

Thursday 29 March 2012 at 8.45am

Legal Committee - 1 March 2012

Thursday 1 March 2012 at 8.45am

Legal Committee - January 2012

Thursday 26 January 2012 at 8.45am

Legal Committee -  3 November 2011

Thursday 3 November 2011 at 8.45am

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Members

Chair: Tom Shaw, Speechly Bircham LLP

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Published Responses

QCA response to Financial Services Authority CP12/2: Amendments to the Listing Rules, Prospectus Rules, Disclosure Rules and Transparency Rules

The Quoted Companies Alliance Legal Committee, Corporate Governance Committee, Markets and Regulations Advisory Group and the Corporate Finance Advisory Group have advised on our response to the Financial Services Authority's consultation on amendments to the Listing Rules.

QCA response to the Questionnaire by Markus Ferber MEP on MiFID II

The Quoted Companies Alliance Legal Committee has responded to a questionnaire released by Markus Ferber MEP, the rapporteur for MiFID II.

QCA response to ESMA consultation on Technical Advice on Prospectus Directive

The Quoted Companies Alliance Legal Committee has responded to the latest consultation by ESMA on the Prospectus Directive (Part II).

QCA Response to ESMA's Technical Advice on the Prospectus Directive

The Quoted Companies Alliance's Legal Committee examined the European Securities and Markets Authority's (ESMA) detailed proposals on how to implement recent changes to the Prospectus Directive.

QCA response to HM Treasury's consultation on early implementation of Prospectus Directive amendments

The Quoted Companies Alliance's Legal Committee responded to this consultation on the early implementation of certain amendments to the Prospectus Directive.

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