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Life Sciences and Healthcare

EU draft guidelines sharpen high-risk AI classification for medtech and digital health

European Commission offers draft guidance on risk classification for medtech, biometrics, triage and health insurance
The Built Environment

Commercial Payments Bill would ban retention and late payments in UK construction

A 30-day public and 60-day private sector payment cap would also apply, with longer contractual terms automatically void
Artificial intelligence

European Commission publishes draft AI Act guidelines on high-risk classification and targeted consultation

Affected businesses have until 23 July 2026 to suggest changes to the current draft guidelines, and should develop appropriate AI
The Built Environment

What does the second half of 2026 have in store for the commercial real estate sector in England?

Many key legal developments are unfolding that occupiers, investors, developers and lenders should monitor
Corporate

Corporate governance trends set the agenda for Spain's listed companies

Parity rules, rising investor scrutiny and the Spanish Good Governance Code's first review since 2020 converge on boards
Investigations

Getting value from investigations: how AI and forensic technologies can create tangible efficiencies

An LIDW panel considered the gap between expectations of AI in corporate investigations and what the technology can currently deliver
Online Safety

UK under-16s social media ban brings comprehensive curbs on a wide range of online services

The proposal also adds restrictions on live-streaming and open-contact apps, AI chatbots, and infinite scrolling
Energy and Energy Transition

The Energy Transition | NESO allows extensions to Gate 2 offer signing deadlines

Welcome to our top picks of the latest energy regulatory and market developments in the UK's transition to net zero
Data Centres

Planning, AI and cyber rule changes bring new risks for UK and EU data centre development

Operators, investors and advisers are contending with legal and regulatory uncertainty as data centre demand rises
The Built Environment

What commercial developers, housebuilders and investors in England and Wales should know about the contractual controls register

Regulations introducing the register have now been made, meaning key details of qualifying land agreements must be registered and will
Regulated public procurement

CMA calls on Treasury to take strategic ownership of UK road and rail public procurement reform

Following 11 months of analysis, it concludes that significant improvements are achievable in how infrastructure is planned, funded and procured
International arbitration

English court upholds rare challenge to arbitration award

Even in a system designed for finality, tribunals must deal with every issue put to them