The latest edition of Corporate Update covers key developments relevant to corporate counsel. Highlights include the publication of ISS’s 2025 Proxy Voting Guidelines, which introduce changes to executive remuneration and board diversity reporting. The Private Equity Reporting Group released its annual report revealing a drop in compliance with the Walker Guidelines. The government responded to the House of Lords on modern slavery, noting no significant changes to the existing Act. The FCA is consulting on a new trading platform, PISCES, and published Primary Market Bulletin 53. Additionally, new regulations on information sharing and address protection came into force. Recent case law clarifies beneficial interest transfers and the authority of general partners in dissolved partnerships.