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FCA rule change may put firms at risk of fraud prosecution

Law360, London: The Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) proposed partial relaxation of the approval process under its senior managers regime as the UK pushes for deregulation could increase exposure among companies to fraud prosecution under another regulatory snag—the offence of failure to prevent fraud, which goes live in September 2025.

Employment weekly highlights—31 July 2025

This edition of Employment weekly highlights includes: (1) a Court of Appeal decision confirming that time a worker spends travelling between home and various work locations is not ‘time work’, (2) an increase in the Law Society’s recommended minimum salary for trainee solicitors and SQE candidates, (3) the High Court’s decision to refuse Liberty’s application for judicial review of EHRC’s six-week response period for its Code of Practice consultation, (4) DSIT’s four-stage commencement plan for the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (DUAA 2025), (5) a decision by the EAT to overturn the dismissal of a disability discrimination claim for non-compliance with an unless order, (6) publication of a new Practice Note on the employment implications of DUAA 2025, (7) dates for your diary, and (8) other news items of interest to employment practitioners.

Law Commission publishes discussion paper on artificial intelligence legal issues

The Law Commission has published a discussion paper examining legal issues raised by artificial intelligence (AI) in England and Wales. The paper, released on 31 July 2025, explores challenges across private, public and criminal law under three themes: AI autonomy and adaptiveness, interaction with and reliance on AI, and AI training and data. While containing no reform proposals, it aims to identify areas requiring future law reform. The Commission notes it has completed work on automated vehicles and AI deepfakes in intimate image abuse, with ongoing projects on aviation autonomy and product liability that will consider AI implications.

Aviva study identifies gender gap in UK pension engagement

Law360: Insurance company Aviva said on 23 July 2025 that men are more likely than women to see themselves as the pension planner in their household.

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