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

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?

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.
Continue Reading UK OFSI Enforcement Underscores Need for Effective Sanctions Screening and Controls

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.
Continue Reading Non-Bank Lending in the Spotlight: UK House of Lords Inquiry into Systemic Risks and Market Stability

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.

Continue Reading UK Employment Appeal Tribunal Rules on Protection Against Disability Discrimination for Workers With ADHD and Autism