UK Knowledge Collection | Employment law, money laundering risk, and DORA compliance
Published on 5th September 2025
Welcome to this week's Knowledge Collection
A number of significant announcements affecting employers have been made over the summer. Our Employment Law Coffee Break summarises the headline points, including the new failure to prevent fraud offence which is now in force; non-disclosure agreements; recent calls for evidence on parental leave and unpaid internships; and the implementation roadmap for the Employment Rights Bill. Later this month we are hosting webinars on the impact of the bill and on plans to bring pension and death benefits into scope for inheritance tax from April 2027.
HM Treasury's National Risk Assessment of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing 2025, published in July, is a comprehensive evaluation of these risks in the UK. The areas it highlights will give businesses guidance as to what sectors are vulnerable to money laundering and where enforcement bodies might focus their attention and investigatory powers in the coming years. Our Insight looks at the findings.
The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) aims to strengthen the IT security and operational resilience of financial entities within the EU, so they can withstand and recover from all types of disruptions. Osborne Clarke has prepared a set of FAQs covering the scope, requirements, risks and legislative overlaps of the DORA regulation to help businesses find clarity on compliance requirements.
Recent Insights
Money laundering in the UK undergoes first national risk assessment for five years
A number of cross-sector risks are identified, and sectors that remain vulnerable to money laundering include financial services and property.
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The EU's Digital Operational Resilience Act: frequently asked questions
DORA changes the IT compliance landscape for the financial sector. A shift from supervisory guidelines to regulations considerably increases the risk of non-compliance for businesses across Europe.
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How businesses can navigate UK regulatory and legal considerations for new direct-to-device satellite services
More realisable commercial opportunities are arriving for direct-to-device satellite services, which enable end-user devices (such as smartphones) to receive satellite signals directly. But service providers face a complex regulatory landscape.
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Marketinglaw Update
The latest edition of our round-up of ASA rulings and regulatory updates related to marketing and advertising.
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Employment Law Coffee Break
Recent developments affecting employers, including the new failure to prevent fraud offence, measures in relation to victims of crime and NDAs, and changes to the UK's immigration regime.
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Events
Eating Compliance for Breakfast
09:00-09:30
Decoding the EU Omnibus Package | 9 September
The Employment Rights Bill: Latest developments and actions | 16 September
EU AI Act: Key compliance updates | 23 September
The Data Use and Access Act | 30 September
Failure to Prevent Fraud: The first month and beyond | 7 October
Navigating new powers: Mitigating the risks of internal investigations | 14 October
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Products Unpacked
10 September | 09:00-10:30
A seminar covering some of the principal changes coming to the product safety and compliance regime in the UK and EU.
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Data protection and AI: key themes in the UK and EU
17 September | 16:00-16:45
Data protection challenges and how to tackle them in practice, contractual safeguards, and what regulators are prioritising.
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Future of Infrastructure 2025
24 September | IMechE | 16:00-20:00
A panel of industry leaders will provide insight and debate about how the infrastructure sector will develop over the next ten years and beyond. How is the industry gearing up for billions in planned investment and accelerated delivery programmes?
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Pensions Coffee Break: inheritance tax and pensions
25 September | 11:00-11:30
This webinar will focus on the government's plans to bring pension and death benefits into scope for inheritance tax from April 2027, including a brief overview of inheritance tax and which of the pension and death benefits paid by Defined Benefit, Defined Contribution and Death-in-Service only schemes are likely to be in scope and the steps schemes should start to take to prepare.
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