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As deepfakes and AI-generated content become more sophisticated, does English law provide enough protection for an individual's face, voice and likeness? We explore the current framework and the growing calls for reform.
Following the UK's hottest summer on record, extreme heat is emerging as a critical climate risk for the built environment sector. We explore the impact of overheating on buildings, occupiers and asset value, and the questions investors, developers and owners should be asking to improve resilience.
The proposed retention ban remains on track. Explore the practical implications for construction contracts, project delivery and disputes.
The High Court’s decision in JBX v Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides the first significant guidance on assessing children’s lost years claims following the Supreme Court’s ruling in CCC. In this article, we explore the judgment in more detail.
The recent ASA decisions (16 September 2026) upheld complaints against ads for various AI image to video generators (or in one case, an AI companion generator app) which included examples of images of females being transformed into explicit “deepfake” sexual videos. Given the nature of the content, the decision that these were likely to cause serious or widespread offence is not surprising.
Grindr will pay £26m to settle a group-action lawsuit alleging that it unlawfully shared users’ personal information. We explore the case in more detail, the significance of the settlement and how the lawsuit may impact your business’ approach to data protection.
In Together Commercial Finance Ltd v Slack [2026], the High Court considered the interaction between a mental health crisis moratorium under the Debt Respite Scheme and a lender’s ability to enforce security over property charged by a third party.
The High Court has reaffirmed that debtors seeking to restrain advertisement of a winding-up petition must do more than advance allegations or broad assertions. In Elevate Estates Management Ltd v Fine Star Ltd [2026] EWHC 1831 (Ch), Chief ICC Judge Briggs dismissed applications for both a validation order and an injunction restraining advertisement, finding that the company's case lacked evidential substance.
High Court unable to correct a secured creditor’s mistake, appointing receivers to the wrong group company, resulting in an invalid appointment and unwinding a sale; but takes a pragmatic approach on execution blocks in company contracts.
The Supreme Court has reversed the Court of Appeal and held that a bankruptcy petition can be presented on the basis of a foreign judgment which had not first been recognised or registered in England.
The Supreme Court holds that the director’s duty of good faith as enshrined in section 172 of the Companies Act 2006 extends not merely to the director's thinking but also to their conduct and involves at least some objective element.
The court held that security created to benefit purchasers of apartments off plan ranked behind a lender and therefore various purchasers were left with no protection following the administration of the property developer.