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Issue: Vol 176, Issue 8181

16 October 2026
IN THIS ISSUE

Neil Parpworth makes the case for ending this constitutional anomaly, and replacing it with a simple statutory mechanism

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

Dr Angelika Hellweger explores the clash between digital espionage, territorial sovereignty & legislation drafted for another era

Restrictions on workplace non-disclosure agreements could make settlements slower, more complex and more expensive when reforms expected in 2027 take effect

Hirra Tung & Lucia Bonetto compare sanctions regimes in the UK, EU & US, setting out advice, challenges & recent caselaw

Private prosecutors face closer scrutiny under Crown Prosecution Service guidance designed to strengthen accountability and consistency when intervention is requested

Julie Somerville reports on what ten years without limitation periods looks like

The strategy of blaming your lawyers may not pay off for POCA defendants, writes Cameron Brown KC

Foreign states cannot necessarily claim immunity for cyber operations launched abroad against computers in Britain, following a divided Supreme Court ruling
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Penningtons Manches Cooper—Gary Walsh

Penningtons Manches Cooper—Gary Walsh

Marine finance partner strengthens Penningtons Manches Cooper's banking and finance practice

Anthony Collins—20 promotions

Anthony Collins—20 promotions

20 promotions mark major people investment at national law firm, Anthony Collins

Sidley—Elaine Whiteford

Sidley—Elaine Whiteford

Sidley adds competition litigator Elaine Whiteford in London

NEWS
The cross-party Justice Select Committee has warned legal aid is now a ‘service in managed decline’ due to ministers’ ‘inadequate’ and ‘disappointing’ response to its concerns
It would not be in the public interest to bring contempt proceedings against MI5 for providing unreliable evidence about its policy of ‘neither confirming nor denying’ someone worked for the intelligence services, the High Court has held
The Civil Justice Council has recommended a practice direction (PD) be drawn up to advise lawyers on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in court documents
Courts modernisation champion and technology enthusiast Sir Geoffrey Vos has retired after an extraordinary career
Practitioners have welcomed two autumn budget reforms relating to inheritance tax on pensions
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