On March 5, 2026, the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB or Board) published a series of proposed Practice Directions to streamline its hearing process. The proposed Practice Directions signal an important procedural shift away from live in-person, “action”-style hearings in favour of paper-based “application”-style hearings. This change, to facilitate shorter and less complex hearings, suggests the
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Beijing Internet Court Published Model AI-related Cases – Part II
In Part I of this NRF blog series, posted here, we reported on three AI-related cases published in 2025 by the Beijing Internet Court as being ‘model’ (precedent-illustrating) AI cases. In this article, we continue with the remaining three cases.
Cheng v. Sun – AI misuse
The plaintiff and the defendant were both members…
Beijing Internet Court Published Model AI-related Cases – Part I
With the increasingly widespread use of artificial intelligence (AI) in all walks of life, disputes relating to AI are also rapidly emerging. In a press conference last year, the Beijing Internet Court published eight ‘model’ (precedent-illustrating) cases involving AI. These cases relate to various aspects of AI usage, including AI-created graphics, voice generation, face swapping,…
Government unveils plans to address gender pay gap and menopause issues to support women at work.
Starting in April 2026, employers with 250 or more staff will have the option to prepare and share a voluntary action plan alongside their gender pay gap statistics, as set out in the Employment Rights Act 2025 (ERA 2025). From spring 2027, these action plans are expected to become mandatory, depending on further legislation. On…
FCA Regulatory Priorities report 2026: Consumer Investments
On 4 March 2026, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its Regulatory Priorities report for the consumer investments sector.OverviewThe FCA is introducing 9 annual Regulatory Priorities reports to replace its portfolio letters.So far, the FCA has published Regulatory Priorities reports for insurance and consumer investments.Each report outlines the FCA’s priority areas of focus for firms…
AI and privilege: Assessing recent court rulings
We recently drafted an article that discussed court decisions that reached very different conclusions about how the attorney-client privilege and work product doctrine apply to materials submitted to and created by generative AI (GenAI) tools. A recent decision from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, United States v. Heppner, underscores…
Podcast: Global Regulation Tomorrow Plus: AI mini-series – Episode 3 – Agentic AI
In the third episode of our Global Regulation Tomorrow Plus mini-series on artificial intelligence in financial services Professor Peter McBurney and Simon discuss Agentic AI and its opportunities and risks.
Celebrating Global Information Governance Day: Why information governance matters more than ever
Happy Global Information Governance Day!! Today we celebrate information governance and raise awareness of how to manage data, balance risks and build a culture focused on good data hygiene.
Working with large and small companies around the world, we have observed that all organizations are managing more and more data. This data growth is exponential,…
NSW Parliament passes Digital Work Systems Bill: what employers need to know
The NSW Parliament has narrowly passed the Work Health and Safety Amendment (Digital Work Systems) Bill 2025, introducing the most significant update to the State’s WHS framework in more than a decade. The reforms, an Australian first, respond to the rapid expansion of AI‑enabled management tools, algorithmic scheduling, digital surveillance technologies and automated decision‑making systems…
Orphan works, remote learning and AI: updates regarding the Commonwealth Government’s recent proposed amendments to the Copyright Act
The Australian Government has recently introduced the Copyright Amendment Bill 2026 (Bill), which seeks to amend the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) (Copyright Act) to, among other things:
- facilitate the use of copyright materials for which the copyright owner cannot be identified or located (commonly known as ‘orphan works’), by limiting the remedies available for infringing use, where
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