• White & Case

The EU AI Act is a complex law that
is, in places, hard to understand.
This Handbook is designed to help
businesses navigate these challenges
by providing a pragmatic analysis of
the issues they are likely to face under
the EU AI Act. It emphasises practical
compliance over legal theory, offering
actionable guidance and insights
wherever possible.

• White & Case

Increases in computational power, coupled with advances in machine learning, have fueled the rapid rise of AI. This has brought enormous opportunities, as new AI applications have given rise to new ways of doing business. It has also brought potential risks, from unintended impacts on individuals (e.g., AI errors harming an individual's credit score or public reputation) to the risk of misuse of AI by malicious third parties (e.g., by manipulating AI systems to produce inaccurate or misleading output, or by using AI to create deepfakes).

• Linklaters

Linklaters is a world leader in equity capital markets transactions. We have been at the forefront of advising on some of the world’s largest and most complex equity capital markets transactions, comprising international (including SEC registered and Rule 144A) and domestic primary and secondary offerings, “dual-track” processes, direct listings, equity private placements, SPACs, PIPEs and de-SPACs and the provision of corporate advisory, governance and compliance advice.

• Linklaters

In the midst of war, a global energy shock, rapid automation and climate change, the role of boards is relatively unchanging. They must seek
to limit the impact of foreseeable risks, manage crises, build business resilience and seize strategic opportunities. What has changed is the
complexity and uncertainty of the environment in which they must make decisions.

• Addleshaw Goddard

The FCA, PRA, Bank of England, HM Treasury and Parliament have each engaged with artificial intelligence in financial services over the past 18 months. The resulting outputs range from supervisory statements with immediate practical consequences, to Parliamentary inquiries and reports that apply pressure without creating binding rules. This briefing draws that landscape together. Its purpose is practical: to explain why AI has recently been back in focus, what already applies to firms today, and where the material gaps and frictions remain for both solo and dual-regulated firms.  

• Linklaters

2025 was a year of recalibration with a focus on simplifying and streamlining sustainability requirements, and increased emphasis on business growth and competitiveness. This gave businesses a much-needed chance to catch their breath, as well as anxiety, in equal measure, as the process brought a high degree of legal uncertainty.