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Emma Haywood of Bloomworks Legal reflects on a year of AI integration, emphasizing responsible governance, practical legal and business applications, a shift to high-impact tasks, and advises starting with problem-solving and establishing robust AI policies.

Procurement leaders struggling with margin pressure and outdated cost models need a new approach to product teardowns. This framework transforms traditional teardown events into an AI-enhanced continuous cost intelligence pipeline that delivers real-time component-level insights and competitive benchmarking to drive sourcing strategy and design decisions.

In this article we explain the objectives of e-freight, the legal and contractual framework underpinning the relationship between carriers and freight forwarders and discuss the possibility of using e-freight on non-MAP4 and MC99 trade lanes.

The Chancellor of the UK, Rachel Reeves, recently unveiled plans to deliver an Oxford-Cambridge growth corridor that promises to boost the UK economy by up to £78 billion by 2035.

As the global space sector accelerates, businesses face mounting pressure to balance innovation with sustainability while securing the intellectual property that underpins commercial success.

The Joint Committee on Human Rights has published a comprehensive report examining whether existing UK law adequately protects human rights in the context of artificial intelligence, identifying critical gaps in equality, privacy, and remedy rights. The committee calls for sweeping legislative reform through a new AI Bill and the establishment of an independent oversight body with statutory powers to test, approve, and prohibit AI systems based on risk levels. The report highlights concerns about opaque AI

The European General Court has upheld the Commission's prohibition of Booking's acquisition of eTraveli Group, endorsing a novel 'ecosystem' theory of harm that allows intervention even where market share increases are minimal. This landmark ruling significantly expands the Commission's ability to challenge acquisitions by dominant firms in digital markets, establishing that transactions which merely perpetuate existing low levels of competition can constitute significant impediments to effective

We recently attended the Actum Group Value Creation Forum, where the theme was ‘Value Creation in a Recession: Risks & Rewards' – and it was interesting to hear the views of experts in the field, and the approaches being taken by GPs to ‘bullet-proof' their investment strategy and protect the portfolio.

The global M&A outlook for 2013 as a whole appears uncertain.

It’s not what you say, it’s how and whether your company’s e-mail policy lets you say it. According to a recent news story, a senior executive at Scottish Television was fired after allegedly describing her managing director as "that big fat thing" in an apparently sympathetic e-mail to his personal assistant.

Artificial intelligence is transforming how pension scheme members file complaints, with administrators and trustee boards increasingly encountering IDRPs that appear to be AI-generated. While these AI-drafted complaints may not be inherently invalid, they often contain errors, irrelevant information, and false legal references that complicate resolution processes and increase the burden on pension schemes navigating risk transfer activities.

The UK Intellectual Property Office has issued its first major decision applying the Supreme Court's new framework for AI patent eligibility, refusing the Emotional Perception application on inventive step grounds. The decision reveals how the UKIPO interprets the Supreme Court's "intermediate step" and raises questions about whether echoes of the old Aerotel approach remain in the analysis. Practitioners will find critical guidance on how to frame technical character and defend individual claim features un

Most businesses have addressed LAN/WAN security, however, the increased use of mobile devices that integrate with these is an area that few have sorted out. You can now access your work files and e-mail from anywhere at any time using a PDA or even your phone. However, a question mark still remains over security and the potential exposure of commercially sensitive and confidential data.

Rapid advances in robotics, big data and artificial intelligence are beginning to disrupt entire industries, and technology is threatening to replace more than ten million UK workers.

The global M&A outlook for 2013 as a whole appears uncertain.

In this article, Charles Christian looks at the Cognito Custodiens trust and probate system and considers its potential attraction to solicitors practices.