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There’s no point getting emotional about Emotional Perception

Tom Woodhouse and Dr. Andrew McKinlay, Partners at Page White Farrer, share their thoughts on the missed opportunity to reassess what constitutes a ‘technical’ problem in the modern world in regard to the patent application made by Emotional Perception for an AI-based music recommendation system

Tax-related offending is never too far from the headlines

Niall Hearty, a Partner at Rahman Ravelli, looks at the fall in serious tax fraud and avoidance investigations by HM Revenue and Customs

Southport attacker sentenced for the murder of three children

Tim Kiely, a Criminal Barrister at Red Lion Chambers, asks whether more could have been done to prevent the attack in Southport in July 2024

The perils of social media when pursuing a damages claim

Jon Andrews, a Partner at Express Solicitors, looks at social media in regards to its implications for a claimant involved in personal injury litigation behaving in a way that is inconsistent with their pleaded case or medical evidence

Why judicial review is crucial to address the failures in the SESRO approval process

Christopher Lockhart-Mummery KC, Associate Member of Landmark Chambers, shares his thoughts on why the approval process for a new reservoir, otherwise known as the South East Strategic Reservoir Option, should be the subject of a judicial review

Thriving as a working parent in litigation – an impossible dream or a near reality?

Tim Sales, a Committee Member of the London Solicitors Litigation Association (LSLA) and a Partner at CMS, discusses the progress made in terms of thriving as a working parent and the challenges that remain

The importance of the decision in WaterRower UK Limited v Liking Limited (t/a Topiom)

Peter Vaughan, Chartered Trade Mark Attorney and Associate Professor at Nottingham Law School, shares his thoughts on a recent ruling concerning what constitutes artistic craftmanship and what it means for the tension between the UK and EU approach to copyright

Transforming the homebuying and selling process

Sheila Kumar, CEO of the Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC), discusses the progress being made in regard to the digital transformation of the land and property market