Artificial Intelligence in the hearing room: How AI use is reshaping arbitration practice
It is a tribunal using AI to summarise a large volume of submissions or evidence – arguably the most common AI use case – and, in doing so, losing ...
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Artificial Intelligence in the hearing room: How AI use is reshaping arbitration practice
The risks of AI in arbitration · Hallucinations · Confidentiality and data leakage · The black box · Workflow-level drift.
Solicitors Regulation Authority issues a Warning Notice on the misuse of AI
The Warning Notice is a welcome step, but it addresses only two risks, hallucinations and confidentiality breaches, that will be familiar to much of ...
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AI Wearables in the Workplace: What Employers Need to Know
Failure to conduct an adequate risk assessment addressing both physical and psychosocial hazards prior to permitting or deploying wearable devices may ...
When Systems Decide: Consumer law risks in AI ‑driven decisions
This article highlights three consumer law pressure points that legal teams should be stress testing now to mitigate risk associated with AI systems.
License to model: Emerging US rules impact global access to frontier AI
The US government first moved to exercise more control over its own use of AI tools when it designated Anthropic as a supply-chain risk in response to ...
full-compilation-aesia-guide-english-june-2026 - Herbert Smith Freehills
Specialised Technical Guides (Guides 3-15): Detailed guidance on the specific legal and technical requirements for high- risk AI systems, covering ...
Increasing use of AI in financial services: Managing the regulatory and litigation risks
Firms are increasingly using AI to improve efficiency, enhance risk management, and tailor products and services. A survey from the Bank of England ...
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Managing AI risk in a fragmented regulatory world | Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer | Global law firm
“Regulators will still expect deployers to have appropriate risk management systems and oversight in place.” What regulatory risks do AI vendors face?
Anthropic Supply Chain Risk : Legal Implications for AI Firms - Herbert Smith Freehills
US courts split on Anthropic's supply‑chain risk designation. Our analysis explains the legal risks and practical steps AI companies should take.
House of Lords Committee endorses licensing-first approach to AI and copyright in ...
The DUAA requires the Government to publish, by 18 March, an economic impact assessment (under section 135 DUAA) and a report on copyright works in AI ...
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AI Hallucinations : ADGM Court takes firm stance against misuse of AI in drafting pleadings
AI Hallucinations : ADGM Court takes firm stance against misuse of AI in drafting pleadings. 25 February 2026. In our recent blog post, we discussed ...
Selling your AI digital twin - the brave new world of identity-led IP transactions
... copyright (including performers' rights), trade marks, data protection, advertising codes, and AI -specific licensing. It raises difficult ...
New DOJ Whistleblower Rewards Program Announces First Payment, a $1 Million Award
AI Tracker · See all reports and ... It also framed the whistleblower's report as representative of the “indispensable role whistleblowers ...
Decision-making in modern financial services – Using tech while staying within the lines
Where that AI use case could pose significant risk to the financial institution, the MAS recommends heightened management oversight, for example, ...
M&A – our 2026 global M&A outlook - Herbert Smith Freehills
AI in M&A – opportunity or risk ? From deal inception and valuation to execution, artificial intelligence is reshaping transactions. The art of getting ...
Australia's class action future: Three critical questions every decision maker should ask
Are we ready for the next generation of cyber and AI risk ? The cyber security landscape has never been so complex or fraught: AI is supercharging ...
What does transparency for AI generated content look like in practice - an Australian take
... artificial intelligence ( AI ) governance, and responsible AI more broadly. ... risks , as risks vary by AI -generated content type. Which transparency ...
Some stories of genies, fable and funk: Regulatory challenges to using AI in the financial ...
In this sense, the assumed objectivity of an AI model that we have grown accustomed to where AI is purely a knowledge tool would need to be ...
Automated Decision Making | Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer | Global law firm
... artificial intelligence ( AI ). While ADM ... As mentioned above, we may also start to see current laws evolve to address AI or ADM specific risks .
AI Hallucinations : QFC Court sanctions Dubai lawyer | Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
AI Hallucinations : QFC Court sanctions Dubai lawyer. 27 November 2025. In what appears to be the first published judgment in the Middle East ...
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Trade secrets in the AI era: Navigating transparency under the EU AI Act
... AI system and the associated risk level. This framework operates across three distinct layers: User-facing transparency (Article 50): AI systems ...
California passes broad safety and transparency law for 'Frontier' AI developers
Catastrophic Risk . How the developer identifies the potential for catastrophic risks caused by its model, how it mitigates those risks , and any ...
AI REGULATION HASN'T TAKEN A SUMMER BREAK – Transparency requirements re ...
Mitigate risks of generating copyright -infringing outputs through proportionate technical safeguards, and prohibit infringing uses in terms and ...
AI for Better Insurance - Herbert Smith Freehills
identifies five priority AI use cases — automated claims processing and triage, fraud detection, enhanced underwriting and risk assessment, natural ...
Australian Productivity Commission proposes text & data mining exception to copyright ...
The report calls for consultation on reforms to ensure Australia's copyright regime remains up to date with advances and widespread adoption of AI ...
Federal judges back AI training as fair use — but questions remain - Herbert Smith Freehills
Fair use is an affirmative defense to copyright infringement that allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission in certain contexts, ...
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Embracing artificial intelligence – Incorporating AI in the boardroom and beyond?
However, there are a number of potential risks in using AI for board-related tasks, some of which relate to the use of generative AI in any ...