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Six steps to AI Literacy (whether legally required to or not)

Published on 27 Feb 2025. By Paul Joukador, Partner and Praveeta Thayalan, Senior Knowledge Lawyer

At the beginning of February 2025, the AI literacy requirement under the EU AI Act came into force. The effect of this is that certain businesses must take measures to ensure a sufficient level of AI literacy in their staff.

New developments in AI may put law firms at greater risk of phishing fraud

Published on 28 Apr 2023. By Will Sefton, Partner, Head of the Lawyers Liability and Regulatory Group

As the computing power of Artificial Intelligence continues to grow exponentially, we consider how generative technology may expand the reach of traditional phishing frauds aimed at law firms.

Take 10 - 1 August 2025

Published on 01 Aug 2025. By Keith Mathieson, Partner and Rupert Cowper-Coles , Partner and Alex Wilson, Partner and Samantha Thompson, Senior Associate and Mafruhdha Miah, Senior Associate and Thomas Otter , Associate and Alex Pollock, Associate and Megan Grew, Associate and Niamh Greene, Associate and Maddie Wakeman, Trainee Solicitor

Welcome to RPC's Media and Communications law update. This month's edition on key media developments and the latest cases.

Take 10 - 11 July 2025

Published on 11 Jul 2025. By Keith Mathieson, Partner and Rupert Cowper-Coles , Partner and Alex Wilson, Partner and Samantha Thompson, Senior Associate and Mafruhdha Miah, Senior Associate and Thomas Otter , Associate and Niamh Greene, Associate and Alex Pollock, Associate and Megan Grew, Associate and Maddie Wakeman, Trainee Solicitor

Welcome to RPC's Media and Communications law update. This month's edition on key media developments and the latest cases.

Take 10 - 30 June 2025

Published on 30 Jun 2025. By Rupert Cowper-Coles , Partner and Keith Mathieson, Partner and Alex Wilson, Partner and Samantha Thompson, Senior Associate and Mafruhdha Miah, Senior Associate and Thomas Otter , Associate and Niamh Greene, Associate and Alex Pollock, Associate and Megan Grew, Associate and Maddie Wakeman, Trainee Solicitor

Welcome to RPC's Media and Communications law update. This month's edition on key media developments and the latest cases.

Take 10 - 13 June 2025

Published on 13 Jun 2025. By Keith Mathieson, Partner and Rupert Cowper-Coles , Partner and Alex Wilson, Partner and Samantha Thompson, Senior Associate and Mafruhdha Miah, Senior Associate and Alex Pollock, Associate and Thomas Otter , Associate and Megan Grew, Associate and Niamh Greene, Associate and Maddie Wakeman, Trainee Solicitor

Welcome to RPC's Media and Communications law update. This month's edition on key media developments and the latest cases.

Take 10 - 30 May 2025

Published on 30 May 2025. By Keith Mathieson, Partner and Rupert Cowper-Coles , Partner and Alex Wilson, Partner and Samantha Thompson, Senior Associate and Mafruhdha Miah, Senior Associate and Alex Pollock, Associate and Thomas Otter , Associate

Welcome to RPC's Media and Communications law update. This month's edition on key media developments and the latest cases.

Take 10 - 16 May 2025

Published on 16 May 2025. By Keith Mathieson, Partner and Rupert Cowper-Coles , Partner and Alex Wilson, Partner and Samantha Thompson, Senior Associate and Mafruhdha Miah, Senior Associate and Alex Pollock, Associate and Thomas Otter , Associate

Welcome to RPC's Media and Communications law update. This month's edition on key media developments and the latest cases.

Take 10 - 17 April 2025

Published on 17 Apr 2025. By Keith Mathieson, Partner and Rupert Cowper-Coles , Partner and Alex Wilson, Partner and Samantha Thompson, Senior Associate and Mafruhdha Miah, Senior Associate and Alex Pollock, Associate and Thomas Otter , Associate

Welcome to RPC's Media and Communications law update. This month's edition on key media developments and the latest cases.

Take 10 - 04 April 2025

Published on 04 Apr 2025. By Keith Mathieson, Partner and Rupert Cowper-Coles , Partner and Alex Wilson, Partner and Samantha Thompson, Senior Associate and Mafruhdha Miah, Senior Associate and Alex Pollock, Associate and Thomas Otter , Associate and Megan Grew, Associate and Niamh Greene, Associate

Welcome to RPC's Media and Communications law update. This month's edition on key media developments and the latest cases.

Take 10 - 21 March 2025

Published on 21 Mar 2025. By Keith Mathieson, Partner and Rupert Cowper-Coles , Partner and Alex Wilson, Partner and Samantha Thompson, Senior Associate and Mafruhdha Miah, Senior Associate and Alex Pollock, Associate and Thomas Otter , Associate

Welcome to RPC's Media and Communications law update. This month's edition on key media developments and the latest cases.

Take 10 - 7 March 2025

Published on 07 Mar 2025. By Keith Mathieson, Partner and Rupert Cowper-Coles , Partner and Alex Wilson, Partner and Samantha Thompson, Senior Associate and Mafruhdha Miah, Senior Associate and Alex Pollock, Associate and Thomas Otter , Associate

Welcome to RPC's Media and Communications law update. This month's edition on key media developments and the latest cases.

Take 10 - 20 February 2025

Published on 20 Feb 2025. By Keith Mathieson, Partner and Rupert Cowper-Coles , Partner and Alex Wilson, Partner and Samantha Thompson, Senior Associate and Mafruhdha Miah, Senior Associate and Alex Pollock, Associate and Thomas Otter , Associate

Welcome to RPC's Media and Communications law update. This month's edition on key media developments and the latest cases.

Take 10 - 7 February 2025

Published on 07 Feb 2025. By Keith Mathieson, Partner and Rupert Cowper-Coles , Partner and Alex Wilson, Partner and Samantha Thompson, Senior Associate and Mafruhdha Miah, Senior Associate and Alex Pollock, Associate and Thomas Otter , Associate

Welcome to RPC's Media and Communications law update. This month's edition on key media developments and the latest cases.

Understanding PSCs and RLEs

Published on 27 Aug 2025. By Neil Brown, Partner

Under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023, Companies House will be phasing in requirements for people with significant control (PSCs) and relevant officers of relevant legal entities (RLEs) to have their identity verified with Companies House. Therefore, the identification of a company's PSCs and/or RLEs will be as important as ever before.

New identity verification requirements at Companies House

Published on 27 Aug 2025. By Neil Brown, Partner

From 18 November 2025, Companies House will begin phasing in compulsory identity verification under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023.

Model Articles again deemed suitable for sole director companies

Published on 26 Feb 2025. By Rupert Wyles, Senior Associate

A recent decision of the High Court in Re KRF Services (UK) Ltd [2024] EWHC 2978 (Ch) has provided further and stronger authority that the model articles for private companies are suitable for companies with a sole director appointed, clarifying the position following recent cases on this subject.

RPC traces the trends for LIDW25

Published on 30 Jun 2025. By Jonathan Cary, Partner

With London International Disputes Week 2025 now wrapped up, we are reflecting on what it might tell us about the evolution of the disputes landscape.

CAT Collective Proceedings - Summer 2025 update

Published on 28 May 2025. By Chris Ross, Partner and David Cran, Partner, Head of Disputes and Zoe Mernick-Levene, Partner

Developments in the UK’s competition collective proceedings regime continue apace with new claims recently issued in the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT).

Court of Appeal decision allows litigation funders to be paid first in collective proceedings

Published on 13 May 2025. By Zoe Mernick-Levene, Partner

Another blow for Italian regional authorities in Italian Swaps saga judgment

Published on 12 Mar 2025. By Tom Hibbert, Partner and William Monaghan, Associate

Shortly before Christmas, the Commercial Court handed down judgment in another one of the long line of 'Italian Swaps Cases', Dexia SA v Regione Emilia Romagna.

Adjusting your recruitment process for a candidate with a disability: What is reasonable?

Published on 18 Sep 2023. By Ellie Gelder, Senior Editor Employment & Equality and Charlotte Reid, Senior Associate

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has held that a failure to make enquiries into a job applicant's disability amounted to a failure to make reasonable adjustments.

A matter of interpretation – the Supreme Court look at contractual interpretation once more

Published on 24 Feb 2023. By Poppy Hay, Senior Associate and Laura Stocks, Partner

In their recent Judgment in Sara & Hossein Asset Holdings Ltd (a company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands) v Blacks Outdoor Retails Ltd [2023] UKSC 2 the Supreme Court adopted a commercially balanced interpretation of a lease; rejecting the overly textual approach of the Court of Appeal in favour of reading the relevant clause in the context of the lease as a whole.