The UK is undergoing major reforms to company law under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023. These changes, led by Companies House, are designed to enhance transparency, strengthen governance, and combat financial crime, ensuring that businesses operating in the UK adhere to higher standards of accountability and integrity.

This week marks Mental Health Awareness Week 2025, and this year’s theme – community – reminds us that our wellbeing depends not only on individual resilience but on the networks of support that surround us. Since many of us spend the bulk of our waking hours at work, cultivating a compassionate, understanding workplace community is essential both for individual health and organisational success.

The EU Artificial Intelligence Act (EU AI Act) officially entered its first implementation phase on 2 February 2025, marking a major shift in how organisations across Europe and beyond must approach AI regulation, staff training, and compliance.

Amid the sheer scale of legislation included in the recent King’s Speech, with some 40 bills included in plans for the parliamentary term, it is perhaps not surprising that there has not been much noise about legislative proposals which are set to significantly bolster the pivotal role of corporate governance.

Amid the sheer scale of legislation included in the recent King’s Speech, with some 40 bills included in plans for the parliamentary term, it is perhaps not surprising that there has not been much noise about legislative proposals which are set to significantly bolster the pivotal role of corporate governance.

In another sign of how governance is increasingly been seen as a pivotal foundation block for the investment community, a new governance code has been launched aimed at helping to encourage institutional investment in affordable housing.

Is it time for a whole new approach to how our role as company secretaries is named, defined, and promoted? Even with awareness of governance gaining momentum, especially redefined as ESG, it still feels that the Cosec’s role as the chief governance officer is still not recognised and is by and large taken for granted.