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Global Investigations & Compliance Review

From the World Cup to the Courtroom: Wayne Barnes on Sport and the Law

On the latest episode of Bad News, Good Lawyers, Tom Firestone, head of our Government Investigations & White Collar Practice, welcomes Wayne Barnes, a Squire Patton Boggs partner, one of the most accomplished rugby referees in the history of the sport and author of Throwing the Book: The Strife and Crimes of a Rugby Referee....... Continue Reading

August 2026 | Blog

Global IP & Technology Law

New guidance published on liability for AI harms under English and Welsh common law

Last month, the UK Jurisdiction Taskforce (UKJT) published its much anticipated Legal Statement on Liability for AI Harms under English law (the Statement). Whilst the Statement is not legally binding, its authors are a panel of eminent legal professionals and scholars. As such, the Statement carries a high-level of credibility and we would expect to...... Continue Reading

August 2026 | Blog

Publication

AI data centres in the UK: Environmental permitting and consenting risks

August 2026 | Europe

Podcast

From World Cup to courtroom: Former international rugby referee Wayne Barnes on sport and the law

August 2026 | Global

Video

What are the main antitrust issues in surveillance pricing and algorithmic pricing?

Antitrust in Focus

August 2026 | Americas

Publication

Pensions Weekly Update: 12 August 2026

August 2026 | Europe

Publication

Family Office Insights: An Update on “Institutional Investor” Restrictions on Single-family Home Purchases: What Family Offices Need to Know

August 2026 | Americas

frESH: Perspectives on Environmental, Safety & Health

AI Data Centres in the UK: Environmental Permitting and Consenting Risks

Our firm has published an article on the environmental consenting landscape for artificial intelligence data centres in the UK, a sector that is developing quickly and being actively encouraged by the UK Government. The article looks at how the consenting position is shaped by the infrastructure needed to operate these facilities, particularly power, cooling, water...... Continue Reading

August 2026 | Blog

Sustainability in Business

Latest Updates on Per- and Polyfluorinated Substances (PFAS) – July update

EUROPEAN UNION EU – EFSA lowers acceptable daily intake of trifluoroacetic acid (‘TFA’). The European Food Safety Agency (‘EFSA’) has lowered the acceptable daily intake of down to 0.014 milligrams per kilogram of bodyweight per day (compared to 0.05 mg previously). The value refers to the amount of a substance in food or drinking water...

August 2026 | Blog

Employment Law Worldview

New NLRB Majority Takes Shape: What’s Next?

On August 7, 2026, the Senate confirmed current National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) Member David Prouty to a second term – Member Prouty was first appointed to the Board in 2021 by President Biden – and confirmed James Macy to fill one of two vacant Board seats. Mr. Macy’s appointment marks an important...... Continue Reading

August 2026 | Blog

The Trade Practitioner

Airbus Operations Limited: A record UK export control settlement

On 30 July 2026 HMRC announced its largest compound settlement on record for export control offences: £6,409,388, paid by Airbus Operations Limited to settle multiple breaches of the UK’s strategic export control regime. The published notice identifies no unlicensed export and no diversion – the sum answers for repeated failures to keep the records and...... Continue Reading

August 2026 | Blog

Capital Thinking

US-Africa Strategic Investment Program: Overview, Application and Analysis

On July 23, 2026, the US Department of State’s Bureau of African Affairs issued the Annual Program Statement for the US-Africa Strategic Investment Program. The Program is a new foreign-assistance funding opportunity focused on strengthening critical minerals supply chains and advancing commercial diplomacy in Africa and reflects the State Department’s broader shift toward using foreign...... Continue Reading

August 2026 | Blog