In this episode of Insurance Bites, Greig Anderson, Partner, and Sarah Irons, Knowledge Counsel, from the Insurance & Professional Risks team, look at key developments impacting policyholders and the risks they face in the coming months. Topics explored include cyber risks and AI, evolving liability exposures (including changes to product liability legislation, PFAS and what is new in climate change related litigation), developments relevant to D&O cover, Government proposals on captives and SME terrorism cover.

Below you can find links to our blog posts on the developments and cases covered in this podcast:

• HSF Kramer AI Tracker – Tracking AI law and policy globally
• UK government looks set to introduce ransomware payment ban and mandatory reporting
• Major changes to UK Cyber Legislation: Cyber Security and Resilience Bill published in UK Parliament
• UK Jurisdiction Taskforce consults on draft legal statement on liability for AI harms
• UK Insurance Regulation: looking ahead to 2026
• Modernising the redress system: Fair and reasonable changes?
• Lliuya v. RWE – Landmark German ruling recognising potential liability in principle of a local emitter for climate change harms in a foreign jurisdiction
• Milieudefensie Takes Legal Action Against ING Over Climate Impact
• High Court allows case to proceed against defendant companies domiciled in England despite claims having more real and substantial connection with Brazil
• Preliminary update in case regarding Shell responsibility for legacy oil pollution in Nigeria
• FCA advances next steps on non-financial misconduct
• Capital markets – new UK prospectus regime in force from 19 January

In this episode, we are joined by Professor Ciaran Martin, one of the globe's leading cyber thought leaders. He is often called upon by Governments, Government agencies and the private sector alike. He is also currently taking a leading educational role, demystifying the cyber space. Ciaran was the former head of the National Cyber Security Centre in the UK and played a critical role supporting the Australian Government in the creation of the Cyber Security Strategy.

Our discussion with Ciaran was so interesting that we have broken it into two. In this part 1, we talk about Ciaran's various roles and how he has become such an important voice in the cybersphere. We also talk about the impact of geopolitics on the cyber threat.

We know you are going to enjoy this discussion. Here we go...

This is the 35th episode of our series of commercial litigation update podcasts. In this episode we discuss some recent developments on litigation funding, opt-opt competition class actions and jurisdiction clauses, an important Privy Council decision on the "awareness requirement" in the tort of deceit, and the UK Jurisdiction Taskforce's draft legal statement on liability for harm resulting from AI. This episode is hosted by Maura McIntosh, a knowledge counsel in our commercial litigation team, who is joined by John Corrie, a banking litigation partner, and Camilla Macpherson, a knowledge lawyer in our disputes team.

Below you can find links to our blog posts on the developments and cases covered in this podcast.

• Public access to court documents: Commercial Court pilot
• Government to legislate for enforceability of litigation funding agreements based on a share of damages
• Supreme Court reshapes UK competition class actions landscape
• Commercial Court dismisses application for stay on basis of English jurisdiction clause and forum non conveniens waiver clause
• Privy Council holds that there is no legal requirement in the tort of deceit to show that a claimant was consciously aware of the representation made
• UK Jurisdiction Taskforce consults on draft legal statement on liability for AI harms

See podcast episode transcript here.