Tribunal strikes out part of barrister’s claim against BSB – Legal Futures
A barrister’s claim that hundreds of people accessed details of a complaint about her held by the Bar Standards Board has been struck out by an employment tribunal. The post…
January 2026
Clients demanding AI chatbots to “circumvent lawyers” – Legal Futures
Large law firms are facing “increasing demands from clients” for AI chatbots to allow them to “self-serve and circumvent the need to direct all queries through lawyers”. The post Clients…
Scandals generating a second wave of claims – Law Gazette – Features
Arbitration. – Read More
Decisions and interventions – Law Gazette – Features
Decisions filed recently with the Law Society (which may be subject to appeal). – Read More
Legal requirements for a claim in deceit – Law Gazette – Features
Fraudulent misrepresentation. – Read More
Horses for courses: pastimes and side-hustles – Law Gazette – Features
An absorbing ‘side-hustle’ or pastime can be compatible with – and even helpful to – a legal career, hears Catherine Baksi. – Read More
Fixed costs extension “has increased deductions from damages” – Legal Futures
The continued push for fixed costs has resulted in more deductions from clients’ damages and raises questions about whether justice is being achieved. The post Fixed costs extension “has increased…
MuddyWater Launches RustyWater RAT via Spear-Phishing Across Middle East Sectors – The Hacker News
The Iranian threat actor known as MuddyWater has been attributed to a spear-phishing campaign targeting diplomatic, maritime, financial, and telecom entities in the Middle East with a Rust-based implant codenamed…
Europol Arrests 34 Black Axe Members in Spain Over €5.9M Fraud and Organized Crime – The Hacker News
Europol on Friday announced the arrest of 34 individuals in Spain who are alleged to be part of an international criminal organization called Black Axe. As part of an operation…
Trend Micro patches critical flaws in its Apex Central software – CSO Online
Security company Trend Micro has been compelled to issue a patch for its own Apex Central software management tool after vulnerability management platform Tenable identified several security flaws. The bugs…
ZombieAgent ChatGPT attack shows persistent data leak risks of AI agents – CSO Online
Researchers have found new ways to turn ChatGPT into a data exfiltration tool and even use it as a persistent backdoor. The new ZombieAgent techniques, which have been patched by…
Deepfake Fraud Tools Are Lagging Behind Expectations – Dark Reading
Deepfakes are becoming more realistic and more popular. Luckily, defenders are still ahead in the arms race. – Read More
China-Linked Hackers Exploit VMware ESXi Zero-Days to Escape Virtual Machines – The Hacker News
Chinese-speaking threat actors are suspected to have leveraged a compromised SonicWall VPN appliance as an initial access vector to deploy a VMware ESXi exploit that may have been developed as…
Illicit Crypto Economy Surges as Nation-States Join in the Fray – Dark Reading
Cybercriminal cryptocurrency transactions totaled billions in 2025, with activity from sanctioned countries like Russia and Iran causing the largest jump. – Read More
Russian APT28 Runs Credential-Stealing Campaign Targeting Energy and Policy Organizations – The Hacker News
Russian state-sponsored threat actors have been linked to a fresh set of credential harvesting attacks targeting individuals associated with a Turkish energy and nuclear research agency, as well as staff…