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Doctors and nurses could be sued for mistakes made by the artificial intelligence (AI) equipment they use to treat patients, researchers have warned

Clients who use chatbots for legal advice before turning to solicitors often cause delays or make their situation worse, solicitors have warned

A series of procedural developments could have significant practical consequences for litigators. Writing in NLJ this week, columnist Stephen Gold highlights important updates ranging from digital court reforms to family procedure and admissions of liability

Post the N1; CPR PD 195th update; Standard family orders change; Old admission withdrawals; Credit hire impecuniosity.

Uber has built a formidable strategy for insulating itself from liability for drivers’ conduct, but the legal terrain differs sharply between the US and England and Wales

The drive to arbitration: Lindsey Sasson compares & contrasts Uber’s British & US legal strategies

Sweeping reforms to corporate criminal liability mean more organisations—and more senior staff—could find themselves under scrutiny, warns Simon Parsons

As AI chatbots increasingly provide legal and commercial advice, English law is beginning to confront who should bear responsibility when automated systems get things wrong

Businesses are facing a ‘dramatic rise in prosecution risks’ as sweeping reforms to corporate criminal liability come into force, expanding the net of who can be held responsible for wrongdoing inside organisations

An obscure Victorian tort may be heading for an unexpected revival after a significant Privy Council ruling that could reshape liability for dangerous escapes, according to Richard Buckley, barrister and emeritus professor of law at the University of Reading

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Freeths strengthens its voice in national disputes with ACTAPS committee appointment

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4PB announces 2026 winner of memorial essay prize

4PB chambers has announced the 2026 winner of its Alan Inglis Memorial Essay Prize, now in its third year

Homicide offences face historic overhaul

Murder could be split into first and second degrees, under Law Commission proposals for a historic overhaul of homicide offences

Obstacles ahead for social media ban

Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Australian-style ban on social media for under-16s will be difficult to enforce, lawyers have warned

Report rings alarm on attrition of women lawyers

One in two women in law say their current working pattern is unsustainable for their long-term health, according to a report by the Next 100 Years project

Regulator finds gaps in AI safeguards

The Legal Services Board (LSB) has highlighted a lack of safeguards where people use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to help with legal problems

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Liability

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Clarke Willmott—Kevin Joynes & Neil Gosling

Carpmaels & Ransford—Kevin Cordina

ACTAPS—Sally Goodger