Guidance for AI Adoption
Australia’s National Artificial Intelligence Centre has published the Guidance for AI Adoption which sets out 6 essential practices for responsible AI governance and adoption.
It recommends identifying who is accountable, testing and monitoring and maintaining human control.
The guidance includes an AI screening tool, AI policy guide and template and an AI register template.
The
Guest Post: Post-House Settlement Objection Liability
Earlier this year, the parties to the consolidated antitrust litigation involving college athletes name, image, and likeness rights (NIL) entered a settlement. The settlement is generally referred to as the “House Settlement.” In the time since the settlement, there have been further developments raising questions about the settlement. Among those
Guest Post: Who is an “Officer”? It’s Time to Address This
D&O liability insurance policies protect “officers.” But who is an officer? This is a question that insurers and policyholders have struggled with for years. More recently, questions about various new corporate roles and titles have emerged. In the following guest post, John Orr, D&O Liability Product Leader for Willis’s Financial and Executive Risk
Guest Post: California’s SB 53, AI, and D&O
In the following guest post, Sarah Abrams, Head of Claims Baleen Specialty, a division of Bowhead Specialty, takes a look at California’s recently enacted SB 53, state AI-related legislation concerning “large frontier developers,” and considers the legislation’s liability implications. I would like to thank Sarah for allowing me to publish her article
Bots on the Board
A few months ago, I wrote a post addressing the use of artificial intelligence in the boardroom. While the focus of the post was using AI (or not) to draft minutes, I also asked (with apologies for quoting myself), “whether a robot equipped with AI can serve as a director.” At the time, I
CFPB Extends Compliance Deadlines for Section 1071 Small Business Lending Rule
On October 2, The CFPB finalized a rule extending the compliance deadlines for its 2023 Small Business Lending Data Collection Rule under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) and Regulation B. The final rule confirms the Bureau’s June 2025 interim rule delaying implementation by approximately one year to align compliance timelines across institutions affected by federal
Guest Post: The Future of Securities Litigation Defense
In the following guest post, Doug Greene, Partner at the BakerHostetler law firm and Chair of the firm’s Securities and Governance Litigation Team, takes a look at the growing problems with the defense of securities litigation, including skyrocketing defense costs, and proposes some solutions to these problems. A version of this article previously
Guest Post: Is Claude the Next Napster?
Readers may be aware of Anthropic’s recent settlement of its high-profile AI copyright infringement case. The lawsuit and its settlement clearly involve important intellectual property issues. In the following guest post, Sarah Abrams, Head of Claims Baleen Specialty, a division of Bowhead Specialty, considers whether the lawsuit and its settlement may also point toward
Guest Post: Crypto Treasury Companies – Been There, Done That?
The rise of crypto currencies in recent years may be one of the more noteworthy financial developments of our time. Now, A growing number of companies are raising funds in the capital markets for the express purpose of accumulating cryptocurrencies as treasury assets. In the following guest post, Suresh Ellawala, Client Relationship Director at Price Forbes, takes a look