THIS ISSUE
Sanctions compliance in cross-border disputes: Benjamin Wells sets out pitfalls & practical guidance
As calls for regulation grow, the UK’s artificial intelligence rulebook remains a work in progress, write Nick Smallwood & Paul Knight
Can overseas witnesses leave an inquiry facing an empty chair? Helen Stone explores the extended reach of public inquiries
Lara Elder explores a modern-day conundrum facing the authorial estates of the classics
A busload of claimants & a bumper crop of judges:
Dominic Regan rounds up the latest courtroom talking points
The Supreme Court has set a new standard for ‘good faith’, & businesses will need to adjust their approach to meet it, writes Louise Wilson
CPR: another date; DDJudging: go for it!; Supreme dressing down; Latest blow for landlords; U-turn on rent challenges
Equal pay, reasonable adjustments & tortious liabilities: Ian Smith considers recent cases putting the cat among the legal pigeons
Two years into the ADR reforms, John McElroy & Dr Kirstie Imber examine the boundary between reasonable resistance & costly non-engagement
Law firms are under growing pressure to understand performance sooner and make confident decisions using current information. Billy Hume explains how EveAI helps finance teams and firm leaders ask questions of live financial data, reduce reporting effort and surface the areas that need attention.
MOVERS & SHAKERS
DAC Beachcroft—Clare Dewar
DAC Beachcroft strengthens Scottish real estate capabilitywith partner appointment
Womble Bond Dickinson—Brendan Ryan
Womble Bond Dickinson appoints Brendan Ryan as partner in Public Law Projects team
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Parklane Plowden Chambers—five appointments
Parklane Plowden Chambers welcomes five new barristers
NEWS
A time-restricted bank tax, a ‘roadmap to fiscal devolution’, extension to parental leave, entrepreneur’s relief and a giveaway on energy bills for households are the headlines in Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey’s 2026 Autumn Budget
A Court of Appeal judge has lamented the ‘very concerning’ state of the law on employee inventor compensation after a chemist’s case took five-and-a-half years to reach court, eventually being listed for a 37-day trial next year
The Law Society has emphasised that responsibility remains human, in a practice note on artificial intelligence (AI)
Respect orders, which enable police, councils, housing associations, transport networks and other authorities to take enforcement action against anti-social behaviour, have come into force across England and Wales
The Land Registry has launched two consultations aimed at making its information more publicly accessible, ‘Restructuring HM Land Registry fees’, and ‘Future of access to HM Land Registry information’
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