United Kingdom: New Technology

The UK cyber security market is projected to nearly double from $18 billion in 2026 to $30 billion by 2031, driven by escalating cyber threats, intensifying regulatory pressure, and widespread digital transformation. This analysis examines the key technology trends, investment opportunities, and critical commercialisation challenges facing innovators in this rapidly evolving sector.

With over two decades’ experience at the forefront of graduate recruitment and early-careers strategy, Stephen shares insights on the current state of the graduate and early careers market...

Last week we hosted the bi-annual GALA Global Conference in London, bringing together nearly 200 advertising lawyers from across the world.

AI-generated music has become commercially mainstream, yet the legal framework governing it remains uncertain. The industry is currently being shaped through litigation, private licensing deals, and emerging regulation, creating a complex landscape where businesses must navigate unresolved questions about copyright, authorship, and liability while AI music continues to be widely used and monetised.

In this edition of our banking litigation podcast, we consider some recent cases that will be most relevant to in-house lawyers at banks and financial institutions.

In this edition we round up FinTech-related financial services regulatory developments for the week ending 24 April 2026.

Last month on March 23rd, The Economist declared “America tells private firms to ‘hack back’”. This is how that magazine interpreted the new White House Cyber Strategy released on March 6, 2026. The media has been questioning what the new strategy authorizes. “Hack back” is not a new idea, as it emerges every few years, along with references to “taking the gloves off” in cyberspace. Yet, the new US strategy signals a more permissive legal framework for the private sector. But, what are the guardrails?

Forty years after the Chernobyl disaster, nuclear energy is experiencing a renaissance driven by AI's exponential growth and the urgent need for stable, low-carbon power. Small modular reactors (SMRs) are emerging...

Major League Baseball's Automated Ball-Strike system represents decades of technological evolution, from Dr. Paul Hawkins' early computer vision research to Sony's Hawk-Eye camera network...