RE: Ashman7 Aug 2025 11:17
Prospector, SA has already confirmed the Croda CEO’s comments re very fast uptake for a new product was about Zenakine. Regarding a rock and a hard place, the NDA has zero power in the reporting of royalties, the law is the law.
Royalties received by a UK company, including a public limited company (PLC), are treated in accounting primarily based on accrual accounting principles and relevant accounting standards such as IFRS and UK GAAP.
No agreement, including contracts or internal agreements, can legally stop a public limited company (PLC) from conforming to its regulatory requirements. Regulatory compliance is mandatory and imposed by law, meaning that any contractual provision that attempts to prevent or contradict compliance with applicable laws and regulations would be invalid and unenforceable. Contracts and agreements typically include explicit clauses requiring the parties, including PLCs, to comply with all relevant laws and regulatory obligations. For example, standard contract clauses state that the parties must comply with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations, overriding any conflicting provisions in the agreement
If changes in laws or regulatory rulings require amendments or adjustments, parties are expected to comply, and agreements generally allow for such modifications’
To summarise:
Regulatory obligations for PLCs are legally binding and cannot be overridden by private agreements.
Agreements often include compliance clauses explicitly to ensure adherence to applicable laws.
Any agreement that attempts to prevent compliance with legal or regulatory requirements would be invalid.
PLCs must conform to regulatory requirements regardless of any contradictory provisions in contracts or agreements.
This principle ensures that legal and regulatory frameworks have precedence as mandatory rules that govern companies, including PLCs, protecting public and stakeholder interests.