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Legal teams are investing heavily in AI tools, yet 83% cannot measure whether their spending delivers results. Drawing from a survey of 528 in-house legal leaders and insights from three practitioners, this analysis reveals the critical gap between AI adoption and proven ROI—and identifies the specific practices that separate the successful 7% from everyone else.

Effective collaboration between technology leaders and business leaders has never been more essential. A majority of executives surveyed by AlixPartners expect to make major changes in their business models...

In the last edition of Technology Law review, we explained how the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the accounting practices developed around revenue recognition in the US have had some unforeseen consequences.

The use of drones (also referred to as unmanned aerial vehicles) continues to increase across various industries including off-shore, construction, surveying, infrastructure, warehousing...

English courts have reaffirmed that witness coaching is prohibited regardless of method, including through AI chatbots. A recent criminal case examined whether AI-generated documents that rehearsed cross-examination answers constituted impermissible coaching, ultimately finding that while such use violates established principles, procedural safeguards may prevent proceedings from being stayed. The decision raises critical questions about how AI tools intersect with longstanding rules protecting witness test

Rapid advances in computer technology and the advent of the internet have created numerous new ways of doing business and, therefore, forming contracts. So what is the legal status of such online agreements? This article looks at the legislation governing online signatures in electronic commerce and direct selling, focusing in particular on the Trading Scheme Regulations 1997 and associated guidance.

Retailers in the UK are enhancing customer experiences to regain market share post-Brexit, pandemic, and amid the cost-of-living crisis. Strategies include revitalizing physical stores, adopting omnichannel approaches, embracing technology, and leveraging loyalty programs to meet discerning customer expectations.

Deloitte recently conducted a survey with the MIT Sloan Management Review to assess the digital maturity of companies across a wide variety of industries.

Current Status: The UK Government is moving ahead with its implementation of the Digital Services Tax ("DST")

After a cyber-attack is contained, business leaders face critical decisions about system restoration priorities, backup reliability, and timing for bringing operations back online. These choices require balancing technical constraints with commercial imperatives, determining which systems are essential for minimum operations, and deciding when to accept calculated risks during phased recovery while forensic investigations continue.

Following the Supreme Court's landmark decision on AI patentability, the UK Intellectual Property Office has refused the Emotional Perception patent application for a second time, this time on grounds of lack of inventive step. The Hearing Officer determined that producing a "semantically better" music recommendation output was not a technical result, raising critical questions about how AI inventions that rely on subjective user perception can be protected under UK patent law.