Just Published: Computers & Law: Cybersecurity Special Issue

Fiona Phillips, guest editor of our Cybersecurity special issue and chair of the SCL Cybersecurity Group, stresses the importance of cyber for lawyers and for wider society As Chair of the Cybersecurity and Law Committee for the Society for Computers and Law, I am honoured to introduce this special edition devoted to one of the…

Read More… from Just Published: Computers & Law: Cybersecurity Special Issue

Happy New Year and Brave New World 2026! Banned from the ashes of social media Down Under

Chris Marsden with an acerbic look at the origins and, perhaps unintended, consequences of Australia’s social media ban for under 16’s which comes into force today. I write this on the eve of Australia’s under-16 social media ban, which stops all Australians using social media unless they can prove they are over 16. Unsurprisingly, it…

Read More… from Happy New Year and Brave New World 2026! Banned from the ashes of social media Down Under

FRAND forum disputes and interim licences: Samsung v ZTE

Scott Foster summarises the latest Court of Appeal decision in the Samsung / ZTYE FRAND litigation. Does pressing for your preferred court amount to bad faith? The Court of Appeal’s decision in Samsung v ZTE clarifies a live question in SEP/FRAND litigation: when parties are locked in a global forum battle, does pressing for your preferred court…

Read More… from FRAND forum disputes and interim licences: Samsung v ZTE

Training Tomorrow’s Top Guns: AI-Native Law Firms and the New Legal Talent Paradigm

Dan Hunter and Henry Goodwin look at how law firms’ talent mix must evolve as AI goes native. Do we need fighter pilots or drone operators? AI solutions are becoming embedded in the day-to-day ways of working of law firms around the world.  Even at this early stage of AI integration, long-held assumptions around the…

Read More… from Training Tomorrow’s Top Guns: AI-Native Law Firms and the New Legal Talent Paradigm

Levelling the Playing Field in the Age of AI: Why Small Legal Teams Can Win Big

Rory O’Keeffe maps out how lean legal teams can outpace larger rivals, halve turnaround times and unlock real business impact. There’s a persistent myth in legal circles that AI is a game for the big players. Deep pockets, sprawling data lakes and armies of technologists are seen as prerequisites – yet only 54% of legal…

Read More… from Levelling the Playing Field in the Age of AI: Why Small Legal Teams Can Win Big

Notes From the Jagged Frontier: Agentic AI, Coding and the Law

James Phoenix, a litigator, shares insights from a six month sojourn into agentic GenAI software development. Imagine, if you will, a trainee, but a rather unusual one; their output needs careful review and they never show up to meetings but what they are is indefatigable; they don’t get ill and they are ready to work…

Read More… from Notes From the Jagged Frontier: Agentic AI, Coding and the Law