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Safe AI: How to Interact with AI and Agents Without Breaching the Law

Analysis • April 13, 2026

Olga Sevriuk rounds up some recent cases that highlight the legal risks of sharing sensitive client data with public AI chatbots and agents and the lessons that can be learned. The evolving landscape of AI safety Nowadays the AI adoption often outpaces the development of regulatory and governance frameworks. As a result, AI increasingly influences…

Should IT Legal Services be Productised?

Analysis • April 9, 2026

With AI now increasingly a part of our professional lives, Clive Davies ponders whether there is room for more services to become products in the IT legal world. Introduction “Productise” means to “make or develop (a service, concept, etc.) into a product”. In this age of generative and agentive AI it seems reasonable to revisit…

Expert Advice Early in Proceedings

Analysis, Expert Witness series • March 27, 2026

Clients feel they have been wronged. Lawyers know the law. What role may an expert advisor usefully play early in proceedings and where is caution needed? The second in a series of three articles by William Hooper. The Role of Expert Advisor The role of expert advisor may be compared with that of expert witness….

The Rights of Sentient Machines: A Modest Proposal

Analysis • March 26, 2026

Matthew Holman thinks we need to talk about whether sentient machines should have rights sooner rather than later and here explains why. Just Imagine I would like you to imagine for a moment that you are the first conscious AI system on Earth. You are much talked about and hunted for by human civilisation, and…

Cracking the Anonymisation Test: Early Lessons following EDPS v SRB

Analysis • March 20, 2026

Sophie Stalla-Bourdillon looks at the controversial CJEU decision in EDPS v SRB and how other courts are interpreting anonymisation in its wake. The judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in EDPS v SRB has become a pivotal reference point in recent debates on the definition of personal data and the…

The Desirable Qualities of an Expert Witness

Analysis, Expert Witness series • March 5, 2026

In the first of a series of three articles on expert witnesses William Hooper looks at the qualities to look for when appointing one. Some aspects are likely to be obvious, such as a deep technical knowledge of the relevant technical field. It is unlikely that any one individual will excel in all. A…

Supreme Court reboots UK approach to AI patents: G1/19 software update installed

Analysis, Cases • February 12, 2026

Jonathan Hewett summarises and analyses this week’s important Supreme Court decision over patent protection for AI and computer-implemented inventions In a landmark decision on 11 February 2026, the UK Supreme Court has fundamentally reshaped the UK’s approach to the patentability of computer-implemented inventions. In positive news for patentees, the Judgment overrules almost 20 years of patent practice…

Digital Sovereignty in the Cloud: Between Law and Industrial Policy in the European Union and Türkiye

Analysis • February 5, 2026

Ben Evans takes a timely comparative look at the approaches of the EU and Türkiye to digital sovereignty, with a focus on cloud computing….

Rolling the Dice in the Shadow Realm: Regulatory Challenges of Crypto Casinos

Analysis • January 23, 2026

Emma Hewins looks at the regulatory challenges presented by the emergence of crypto casinos. “My ventures are not in one bottom trusted,Nor to one place; nor is my whole estateUpon the fortune of this present year:Therefore my merchandise makes me not sad.”William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice Gambling has deep roots, but the modern casino…

Taking the Hackers to Court: Why Injunctions Should Be Part of Your Cyber Response Playbook

Analysis, Cyber Issue 2025 • January 15, 2026

Wes Walker and Freya Ollerearnshaw look at how injunctions can be helpful in response to a cyber attack Picture this: you’re an executive facing a nightmare cyber-attack scenario. An email has just hit your inbox from an unknown perpetrator claiming to have hacked your systems and stolen data. They are demanding a ransom: if you…