Tort

Established legal principles already hold most of the answers to AI liability, argues Ian McDougall

Artificial intelligence does not demand a wholesale rewrite of liability law, argues an article challenging claims that new technology has created an accountability gap

The English law of equity is growing in value as the courts deal with digital assets, writes Brian Patrick Bolger

Could a Privy Council decision loosen the bonds which have tied down the tort of private nuisance for so long? Richard Buckley reports

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

A recent case has provided a timely reminder of the key ingredients of the tort of misfeasance in public office: Nicholas Dobson reports

Persistence pays (eventually): Dominic Regan charts the course of a long-running David vs Goliath story

A Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) ruling has reopened debate on the availability of ‘user damages’ in competition claims. Writing in NLJ this week, Edward Nyman of Hausfeld explains how the CAT allowed Dr Liza Lovdahl Gormsen’s alternative damages case against Meta to proceed, rejecting arguments that such damages are barred in competition law

Is there a ‘competition law bar’? Edward Nyman considers user damages after the CAT’s Meta ruling

Are chief constables vicariously liable for the actions of their officers & staff? Neil Parpworth examines the case law