Natasha Doris

AI search users are relying on web-scraped summaries to answer critical questions, despite widely documented inaccuracies and resulting harm. AI has become part of daily life for many consumers, and its ubiquity has opened the floodgates to a new generation of disputes. Among the emerging risks, the prevalence of AI search functions has come with its own potential liabilities. AI searches have rapidly become an inescapable aspect of the internet experience but have become a source of contr

The second attempt at certification over alleged anticompetitive behaviour faces minor hurdles, however second time might be the charm for the embattled class. The UK Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has given partial approval to a claim which accuses Apple and Amazon of restricting competition by filtering which sellers were approved to offer Apple and Beats products, including iPhones and headphones, to UK customers on Amazon Marketplace. The application for certification (CPO ap

The Swiss company has made its inaugural foray into Zambia's energy sector via one of the largest private capital deals the African country's power market has seen.

The deal aims to strengthen the electricity supply across the African state and diversify the local energy environment.

Across the Atlantic, Washington, DC has seen changing trends in government talent, while New York expects a shift to transactional demand and Brussels experiences a generational transition. Demand has grown for competition litigation expertise in the London antitrust sector over 2026, according to legal search firm Macrae. Its Macrae+ Legalscape: Transatlantic Antitrust Report, released on Wednesday (7 October), revealed that while hiring emphasis in the competition law market has narrowed to

The firm has swiped a partner with over 20 years' experience from Kennedys for its growing professional and financial risk practice. RPC has hired former Kennedys legal director Michelle Johnston as a partner in its professional and financial risk (PFR) practice. The firm announced her arrival in its Bristol office on Wednesday (7 October). Johnston has over two decades' experience handling multifaceted claims and significant disputes for clients including professional services provide

The firm has confirmed a high-profile addition to its West Coast offering with extensive expertise handling white-collar and technology issues. Jenner & Block has hired former federal prosecutor Helen Gilbert as a partner in its San Francisco office. The firm announced her arrival on Wednesday (14 October). Gilbert spent 11 years at the US Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California, where she worked as chief of the National Security, Cyber and Special Prosecutions Sect

The complaints highlighted dangers to child safety, human life and wider civilisation if ChatGPT remained accessible to users without adequate safety protocols. OpenAI has been hit with another set of lawsuits, this time from eight US states which have filed complaints urging action against the company for the dangers allegedly posed to children and civilisation itself by AI technology. The lawsuits were filed in separate courts on Wednesday (14 October). The states involved in the biparti

The deal showcases a rising interest in offshore real estate opportunities among South African banks.

The agency has taken inspiration from whistleblowing frameworks across the Atlantic, although some stakeholders have criticised the step. The UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has launched a consultation to assess reforms to the whistleblowing framework laid out in the 1996 Employment Rights Act and potentially introduce financial incentives for whistleblowers reporting economic crime across the UK. The consultation follows part two of the Independent Review of Disclosure and Fraud Offences pu