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Briefing Notes
International
Canada vows to match Trump's 50% tariffs dollar-for-dollar after US-Canada trade deal talks collapse at midnight deadline
Retaliatory 50% tariffs on an $880bn trading relationship create immediate contract-review mandates across every practice area touching North American supply chains.
Disputes
High Court rules on procedural strike-out applications in the Rugby Head Injuries Litigation, covering approximately 1,000 former players across union and league
Unless-order strike-outs in 1,000-claimant sports-injury litigation could reshape how courts and funders price compliance risk in mass tort cases.
Energy & Tech
Gamma Communications confirms Waterland Private Equity is in discussions over a possible £1bn takeover, with Giacom set to acquire certain business divisions
Multi-bidder put-up-or-shut-up deadlines in September will determine whether a £1bn-range UK telecoms carve-up proceeds or collapses entirely.
AI & Law
Survey of large UK law firms finds AI adoption is running ahead of the infrastructure needed to make it a genuine, firm-wide productivity gain
Eighty percent of lawyers use AI but only thirty percent say it is embedded in strategy, meaning the productivity prize remains almost entirely unclaimed at firm level.
Disputes
Judge Rules Palestine Action 'Barclays Five' Will Not Be Sentenced as Terrorists After Burnley Branch Vandalism
Serious protest damage and terrorism are not the same thing, and courts are holding that line.
Regulation
Subsidy Advice Unit Takes Referral on Invest Northern Ireland's Proposed Subsidy to Ryanair UK
Post-Brexit subsidy control is live, and Northern Ireland adds a Windsor Framework dimension.