Work Allocation and Management

The area most likely to expose firms to regulatory jeopardy in 2026 needs far more guidance: client confidentiality in the age of commercial AI systems.

Tech has the equivalent of an old boy’s network. That makes it harder for women to break in. It also makes it harder when it comes to networking, finding backers and ultimately clients.

Across UK organisations, legal teams are now involved earlier in decision-making, often before proposals have taken a settled shape.