UK government reduces unfair dismissal qualifying period to 6 months and removes compensation caps. Key changes to employment law affecting all UK employers.
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UK Government Working Paper: Options to Reform Noncompete Clauses in Employment Contracts
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has increased its focus on how businesses compete for talent, as discussed in our recent GT Alert, “Talent Wars: How Competition Laws Apply to UK Recruitment.”
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Do Non-Bank Financial Institutions Pose a Systemic Risk?
This is the fourth in our series of GT Alerts reporting on the House of Lords Financial Services Regulatory Committee (the Committee) inquiry into the non-bank financial institutions (NBFI) sector.
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The UK Living Sector: What Might We Expect in 2026?
As 2026 approaches, the UK living sector finds itself at a pivotal moment, shaped by an evolving and increasingly complex regulatory environment. Government priorities continue
Non-Bank Lending in the Spotlight – Does the System of Calculating Regulatory Capital Require Revisiting?
In October’s GT Alert on non-bank lending, we focussed on whether there was a justification in banks being subject to regulatory capital requirements when non-bank
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Non-Bank Lending in the Spotlight: Regulatory Capital and Its Impact
In the GT Alert we produced in September, we commented on the inquiry the Financial Services Regulation Committee (the Committee) of the House of Lords commenced on non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs).
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Wage Transparency Legislation: Implementation Across Europe and the United States
Wage transparency laws are becoming increasingly common in the United States and Europe.
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Talent Wars: How Competition Laws Apply to UK Recruitment
Businesses and HR professionals unfamiliar with competition law may assume that it only prohibits collusion when it comes to customer pricing.
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UK OFSI Enforcement Underscores Need for Effective Sanctions Screening and Controls
On 8 September 2025, the UK’s Office of Financial Sanction Implementation (OFSI) published a Disclosure concerning breaches of Regulations 11 and 12 of the Counter-Terrorism (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (Regulations) by UK-registered and Financial Conduct Authority-regulated Vanquis Bank Limited (VBL). This instance offers another example of OFSI’s emphasis on encouraging organisations to establish effective, robust, and appropriate compliance procedures, systems, and controls to mitigate the risk of violations.
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Non-Bank Lending in the Spotlight: UK House of Lords Inquiry into Systemic Risks and Market Stability
In July 2025, the House of Lords’ Financial Services Regulation Committee launched an inquiry into the expansion of non-bank lending in the UK. The investigation explores whether stricter bank regulations since the global financial crisis have limited traditional bank lending, prompting non-bank financial institutions to fill the gap—and considers the impact on the nation’s financial stability.
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