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.
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The UK’s Employment Rights Act 2025 (ERA), which received Royal Assent on 18 December 2025, introduces wide-ranging reforms to UK employment law.
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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
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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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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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The UK Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has considered what protection is offered to job seekers and workers with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) under the disability discrimination provisions of the Equality Act 2010.
The substantive provisions of the Arbitration Act 2025 (the 2025 Act) took effect on 1 August 2025, pursuant to the Arbitration Act 2025 (Commencement) Regulations 2025. Marking an anticipated update to the UK’s arbitration framework, the reforms the 2025 Act introduces apply to all arbitration and arbitration-related court proceedings commenced on or after 1 August 2025.
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