One of the most thought-provoking discussions at the recent International Employment Lawyer (IEL) Global Summit in New York was Two Worlds of Work: Global Trends vs US Direction of Travel, a session that explored an increasingly pressing challenge for multinational
Courts in the District of Arizona and the Northern District of California recently ruled differently on whether employer awareness is required for pleading vicarious liability for trade secrets misappropriation under the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA).
The principles of respondeat
On October 1, 2026, Assistant Attorney General Colin M. McDonald issued Directive 26-12, “Corporate Enforcement in the Fight Against Fraud,” (“Directive 26-12”) to all personnel of the Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) newly created National Fraud Enforcement Division (the
A recent decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit clarified the reach of the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act (“EFAA”), with significant implications for employers in New York, Connecticut, and
For years, the UK and US have approached whistleblowing from slightly different starting points. The UK’s regime has primarily focused on preventing those who speak up from being subject to any detriment for having done so. The US has gone
On 12 October 2026 the United Kingdom’s Export Control Joint Unit (ECJU) paused its Control List Classification service, through which exporters had sought official advice on whether their goods, software, or technology fall within the control lists, and two days
Following the UK Information Commission’s (ICO) call for evidence on 8 October 2026 on the application of existing UK data protection laws to “agentic AI” systems, David Naylor, Simon Jones and Paul Jinks share headline thoughts on some of
When discussing artificial intelligence and data governance, the conversation typically focuses on privacy, cybersecurity and regulatory compliance. Increasingly, however, competition regulators are becoming part of that conversation as well.
A recent episode of the Antitrust Amplified podcast explores developments in
Introduction
Robots competing for medals may once have belonged firmly in the realms of science fiction. Not anymore. The 2026 World Humanoid Robot Games (the “Games”), which took place in Beijing from 22-26 August, assembled some of the world’s most
On 8 October 2026 the UK Information Commission (ICO) opened a call for evidence on the application of existing UK data protection laws to “agentic AI” systems [The ICO’s call for evidence on agentic AI | ICO]. This
