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Court clarifies sanctions risk in charterparties

The Court of Appeal has clarified the evidential threshold for sanctions clauses, strengthening protections for shipowners facing uncertain compliance risks

When fraud investigations collide with legal privilege

Two recent judgments reveal how aggressive investigations may leave privilege intact yet still inflict severe procedural and strategic consequences

SJ Interview: Thom Brooks

Thom Brooks discusses fairer citizenship policy, immigration and sentencing

Generative AI and solicitors’ professional indemnity risks

Solicitors face emerging professional indemnity risks from embracing generative AI—and potentially from failing to adopt it

Court defines scope of child sexual abuse limitation reform

The High Court’s first interpretation of section 11ZA clarifies how mixed historical abuse claims must be pleaded and defended

Managing contract drift before disputes crystallise

Informal contract management can quietly erode legal rights, leaving clients exposed when enforcement becomes necessary

Who is liable when agentic AI causes loss?

AI agents can act with limited human intervention, but they cannot bear legal responsibility. Emerging case law, regulatory guidance and product liability rules are beginning...

Re HB: a new framework for welfare deputyships

Re HB shifts welfare deputyship applications away from exceptionality and towards practical, proportionate and person-centred decision-making