On 10 November 2025, the UK’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) issued a £160,000 penalty against the Bank of Scotland Plc (Bank of Scotland).
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Explore key UK civil fraud & business dispute trends for 2026: AI regulation, litigation funding reforms, procedural changes, APP fraud liability & deceit claims.
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In the UK, some commentators sounded the death knell to the restructuring plan, suggesting that the process would become overly challenging and complex post Adler, Petrofac and Thames Water, highlighting the current landscape as an inflection point that may take restructuring plans out of the reach of companies that would benefit from them the most.
Continue Reading Navigating The Allocation of Plan Benefits and Stakeholder Contributions in UK Part 26A Restructuring Plans
The UK’s Employment Rights Act 2025 (ERA), which received Royal Assent on 18 December 2025, introduces wide-ranging reforms to UK employment law.
Continue Reading UK Employment Rights Act 2025: Key Reforms, Timeline, and Practical Considerations for Employers
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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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.”
Continue Reading UK Government Working Paper: Options to Reform Noncompete Clauses in Employment Contracts
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.
Continue Reading Do Non-Bank Financial Institutions Pose a Systemic Risk?
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
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
Continue Reading Non-Bank Lending in the Spotlight – Does the System of Calculating Regulatory Capital Require Revisiting?
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).
Continue Reading Non-Bank Lending in the Spotlight: Regulatory Capital and Its Impact