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On 16 June 2026, the UK government announced the new “National Quantum Standards Network”, a world-first national framework for quantum standards to coordinate standards for quantum technologies.

Norton Rose Fulbright has been closely monitoring a growing body of decisions released in 2026, that address whether GenAI prompts and outputs are entitled to privilege protections.

AI Appreciation Day 2026 provides a timely lens on how AI is moving into an era of accountable adoption.

While the Act incorporates concepts appearing in other recently enacted state AI laws, it also introduces a new requirement of mandatory independent third-party audits of covered AI systems.

This briefing considers whether existing rules concerning expert evidence in English court proceedings are sufficient to mitigate AI-related risks.

In a landmark ruling in Fujifilm v. Kodak, the UPC Court of Appeal confirmed that it can adjudicate patent infringement claims relating to national designations of European patents outside the UPC system, including the United Kingdom. While the Court ultimately overturned the infringement finding, its broader message is difficult to miss: the UPC is positioning itself as a forum capable of resolving increasingly international technology disputes.

On June 1, 2026, the Florida Office of the Attorney General, State of Florida and the Florida Department of Legal Affairs, sued OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman, accusing the company of ignoring safety warnings and releasing ChatGPT while knowing it was harmful to users.

In a recent decision, the Texas Business Court held that AI chat logs created by a litigant may be protected by work-product privilege under Texas law and that disclosure of information to an AI platform does not automatically waive that protection.

Gen AI tools have become commonplace in legal practice, offering attorneys a means to research, draft and refine legal documents at unprecedented speed.

This episode of the Uptime Now podcast explores key factors influencing data centre investment decisions.