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Briefing Notes
AI & Law
Policymakers and lawyers debate which laws govern agentic AI hacks as incidents involving OpenAI, Anthropic and others escalate
Agentic AI liability is the question existing tech law was never designed to answer: intentionality requirements built for human hackers simply do not map onto autonomous systems.
Regulation
CMA Secures Undertakings from Simba Sleep Over Misleading Discount and Urgency Claims in Online Mattress Sales
The CMA's Simba undertakings set the compliance floor for every online retailer using 'was/now' pricing.
Banking & Finance
FCA Director Calls for Reform of UK Public and Private Capital Markets at Industry Summit
The FCA is closing out its reform agenda just as HMT opens the next one.
International
WilmerHale adds international arbitration partner Charlie Lightfoot in London as firm expands disputes platform
Lateral arbitration hiring in London signals where firms expect the next wave of complex cross-border mandates to land, not where they have already won them.