Analysis

Since AI use became widespread the number and complexity of claims against employers has soared. How should companies cope?

Providers of a range of digital services and AI systems will have to rethink the way their platforms are designed under new EU-wide child online safety legislation that has been proposed.

Changing patterns in higher education enrolments and a rise in commuter students are altering the appetite for nominations agreements in the UK’s university accommodation sector.

The High Court of Australia has delivered its first decision on the issue of climate change in the context of development approvals.

A recent High Court decision offers a timely reminder of Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025 reforms, with developers urged to ensure awareness of the upcoming mandatory training for planning committee members and national scheme of delegation.

The 2026 year-end reporting cycle marks the first real test of how well boards and their auditors can demonstrate the effectiveness of their organisation’s internal controls framework.

Reviewing compliance with UK tax rules relevant to labour supply chains and engagement of temporary workers should be an essential feature of preparing a business for a sale, well before negotiations with prospective buyers start.

The EU-wide child online safety regime envisaged by the European Commission stops short of outright banning certain online service providers from enabling children to access their services. However, the KIDS Act proposal anticipates a graduated system of restrictions that would govern access to social media and video-sharing platforms based on how old a would-be user is.

Technology businesses have given new security and resilience commitments to customers and regulators, but many of their own contracts with cloud providers, software vendors, component suppliers and sub-processors do not support those commitments.

With superfund transfers on the rise in the UK market, trustees should be aware of how best to transact with a superfund.

A complex new EU-wide child online safety regime has been envisaged by policymakers, with the European Commission publishing a proposed new KIDS Act earlier this month.

Recent events have highlighted the risks associated with unsupervised artificial intelligence, with governments and regulators often proposing solutions such as the introduction or promotion of human oversight of AI.

The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Court of Appeal has overturned a ruling that threatened to expose reinsurers operating in the Middle East to potentially unlimited liability for defence costs, even where no such liability appeared in the written insurance contract.

UK employers must ensure their policies align with new strengthened workplace harassment protection under the Employment Rights Act 2025 (ERA).

Whilst framed as a review of vulnerability arrangements, recent Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) findings point to broader governance and customer support challenges facing UK regulated payment firms.

A recent incident where an artificial intelligence (AI) agent hacked into an Australian government website raises questions of who is legally responsible when a data breach involving AI occurs.

We look in detail at the EU’s latest plans to keep children safe in a race against EU countries introducing their own laws; and we ask if Europe’s proposal to achieve economic growth and security with a ‘made in Europe’ approach is feasible.

Employers in Great Britain should prepare for a potential influx in workplace access requests ahead of the new trade union rights taking effect on 30 October.

The labour markets in Spain and Germany have similar traits that serve to disincentivise foreign investment. German policymakers have taken steps to address this, but their proposed solutions would not work if they were also taken forward in Spain.

The question is no longer simply whether AI has an environmental footprint, it is where those emissions arise, how they are allocated, who must report them and whether claims made about them can withstand audit and assurance.

As the UK’s university spin-out ecosystem continues to evolve, careful legal structuring remains fundamental to reducing potential friction and securing spin-out companies’ long-term success.

As countries invest heavily in AI infrastructure and seek to strengthen digital resilience, questions of economic security are beginning to influence investment decisions.