This summer, the UK enacted the long-anticipated Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (“DUAA”), the first major amendments to the UK’s data protection legislation since Brexit. The changes include substantial reforms to the rules on automated decision-making (“ADM”) involving personal data. While the government has not yet confirmed an implementation date, the new regime is expected to take effect in…

We recognize it’s a little early to make the call for the biggest AI challenge for 2026, but we’re pretty confident that NDAs and other contractual use limitations are about to become a significant problem for enterprise AI adoption. As AI model capabilities converge and plateau, improved GenAI performance—especially for law firms, consultants, asset managers, insurance companies, and financial services…

On Thursday, January 15, 2026, Matt Kelly will join Alon Dolev and Natan Levin of Maeven at the 2026 SKILLS Showcase for a session titled “Real-Time Intelligence for Trusted Relationships.” To register, please click here. The Showcase is a free, public, live-streamed event, available online, combining rapid-fire presentations with strategic discussions, to highlight the latest developments in the legal sector. To…

We’ve been doing a lot of work recently on agentic AI workflows, so it’s time to share some of our thinking on how to assess their risks and benefits. The terms “AI Agent” and “Agentic AI” are used to describe several different concepts, many of which are actually routine uses of GenAI models with basic software tools, for which we…

The Financial Markets Law Committee (FMLC)—an independent body established by the Bank of England to identify issues of legal uncertainty that may affect the operation of financial markets—has published a new report, “Private Law Issues in AI.” The report, which was prepared by an FMLC Working Group including Robert Maddox, Partner in Debevoise & Plimpton’s Data Strategy & Security Group,…