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By William Hampshire, Verity Musselwhite Steel, Yannick Ramsamy, and Paul Whinder

Seyfarth Synopsis: Following the Labour Party’s victory in the General Election on 4 July 2024, it is now expected that they will keep their promise of tabling some significant legislative changes to the UK’s labor law within their first 100 days of government.

These planned…

Continue Reading Significant UK Labor Law Reforms on the Horizon: What the Labour Party’s General Election Victory Means for Employers in the UK

By Paul Whinder and Daniel P. Hart

Seyfarth Synopsis: At the State Opening of Parliament last week, the UK Government outlined its legislative agenda through the King’s Speech, an annual address where the ruling monarch, wearing the Imperial State Crown, reads a speech that has been prepared by the current Government outlining the Prime Minister’s priorities for the…

Continue Reading UK Government’s Proposal to Reduce Non-Competes Not Included In King’s Speech

By Paul Whinder and Tessa Cranfield

Seyfarth Synopsis: The trend of increased regulation of the financial services industry continues apace in the UK with the recent introduction of mandatory rules on whistleblowing governance. .

New rules on whistleblowing have come into effect which impact certain Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA) regulated financial services firms. The…
Continue Reading Financial Services – Preparing Your Global Workforce for the New UK Whistleblowing Rules