One of the prime objectives of UKSA is the protection of shareholder rights, and the establishment of an appropriate legal, accounting and regulatory environment in which companies operate. Below is a list of topics which encapsulate the issues that often arise and where UKSA has been active in proposing policies to improve the business environment and protect the interests of private shareholders.

You can click on any of the topics below and go to a page that includes a background note, UKSA policy statements, submissions to third parties such as the government, letters to the press and other supporting material on that particular subject.

You will find this an invaluable source of material to support research, or for advice on particular issues that you are currently dealing with. Other relevant sources of information on these subjects may also be obtained from the Links page for access to web sites containing legal, regulatory and corporate governance information. Also the Companies page contains a number of examples of the kind of issues that have arisen in the past, and the News page contains topical notes.

• Shareholders Rights
• Corporate Governance
• Company Law
• Director Severance Packages
• Dominant Shareholders and 'Family-Run' Companies
• Stamp Duty
• Administration, Insolvency and Receivership
• Mergers, Takeovers, Poison Pills and Competition Law