https://1.next.westlaw.com Litigation https://1.next.westlaw.com/Document/I3cea4fd60d7c11f18086beb24ce176bb/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29 https://1.next.westlaw.com/Document/I3cea4fd60d7c11f18086beb24ce176bb/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29 Thu, 19 Feb 2026 00:00:00 CST On 17 February 2026, the Civil Justice Council published an interim report and consultation on the use of AI for preparing court documents. The consultation closes on 14 April 2026. https://1.next.westlaw.com/Document/Ia9041be705f111f18086beb24ce176bb/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29 https://1.next.westlaw.com/Document/Ia9041be705f111f18086beb24ce176bb/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29 Wed, 11 Feb 2026 00:00:00 CST The Tribunal Procedure and Employment Tribunal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2026 (SI 2026/115) and the Employment Appeal Tribunal (Amendment) Rules 2026 (SI 2026/114) have been laid before Parliament, and will implement changes to the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024 (SI 2024/1155) (ET Rules 2024) and the Employment Appeal Tribunal Rules 1993 (SI 1993/2854) (EAT Rules) on 2 March 2026. https://1.next.westlaw.com/Document/I759a4d9efc4a11f08086beb24ce176bb/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29 https://1.next.westlaw.com/Document/I759a4d9efc4a11f08086beb24ce176bb/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29 Thu, 29 Jan 2026 00:00:00 CST In Mulumba v Partners Group (UK) Ltd [2026] EWCA Civ 30, the Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal against the EAT's decision to refuse to accept a claimant's applications to accept her appeals out of time. https://1.next.westlaw.com/Document/I24d98deed5b811f0a5f6fa0d299e95bd/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29 https://1.next.westlaw.com/Document/I24d98deed5b811f0a5f6fa0d299e95bd/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29 Thu, 11 Dec 2025 00:00:00 CST In Vesuvius plc and others v Cowie [2025] EAT 183, the EAT held that, although an employment tribunal had wrongly grossed up an award of compensation to take account of National Insurance contributions (which were not in fact payable), the employer had not argued the point at tribunal and was not permitted to raise it as a new point on appeal due to prejudice to the employee, who had already paid UK and US taxes on the full amount. https://1.next.westlaw.com/Document/I1bdbb4e5c94311f098028aa0904d44cc/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29 https://1.next.westlaw.com/Document/I1bdbb4e5c94311f098028aa0904d44cc/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29 Wed, 26 Nov 2025 00:00:00 CST In Government of the State of Kuwait v Mohamed EA-2024-000300-JOJ and EA-2024-000302-JOJ, the EAT granted an extension of time for an appeal to raise issues of state immunity despite the notice of appeal being lodged 370 days out of time in relation to the tribunal's immunity decision and 67 days out of time in relation to its liability judgment. https://1.next.westlaw.com/Document/I8326b288c64c11f0b5e1f6185fe336a9/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29 https://1.next.westlaw.com/Document/I8326b288c64c11f0b5e1f6185fe336a9/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29 Fri, 21 Nov 2025 00:00:00 CST In Parry v. URBN US Retail LLC, the US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania found no continuing copyright infringement when there was a four-year gap between pre- and post-registration infringement. https://1.next.westlaw.com/Document/If927d446c3d611f0b5e1f6185fe336a9/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29 https://1.next.westlaw.com/Document/If927d446c3d611f0b5e1f6185fe336a9/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29 Tue, 18 Nov 2025 00:00:00 CST Bond Solon's 2025 Expert Witness Survey was published on 7 November 2025. The survey provides a valuable insight into experts' attitudes towards, and use of, AI. https://1.next.westlaw.com/Document/I3c705a14c3b811f0b5e1f6185fe336a9/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29 https://1.next.westlaw.com/Document/I3c705a14c3b811f0b5e1f6185fe336a9/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29 Mon, 17 Nov 2025 00:00:00 CST In Sharma v University of Nottingham [2025] EWCA Civ 1457, the Court of Appeal considered whether the EAT was right to decline to order reasonable adjustments to the EAT's procedure, which were requested by a litigant in person on account of their disabilities. https://1.next.westlaw.com/Document/I5d929bbdbff411f09eb2cf77be1665bc/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29 https://1.next.westlaw.com/Document/I5d929bbdbff411f09eb2cf77be1665bc/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29 Wed, 12 Nov 2025 00:00:00 CST In Canatex Completion Solutions, Inc. v. Wellmatics, LLC, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed the district court's invalidity for indefiniteness determination based on erroneous claim language that the patent owner argued was an evident error. The Federal Circuit concluded that the error in the claim language was evident on the face of the patent and that the proposed correction was the only reasonable correction based on the intrinsic evidence. https://1.next.westlaw.com/Document/Ib00db260bbce11f0b5e1f6185fe336a9/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29 https://1.next.westlaw.com/Document/Ib00db260bbce11f0b5e1f6185fe336a9/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29 Fri, 07 Nov 2025 00:00:00 CST In In re Motorola Solutions, Inc., the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit denied Motorola's petition for a writ of mandamus ordering the USPTO to resume inter partes reviews (IPRs) that were de-instituted following a change in USPTO internal guidance concerning the criteria for IPR denials. In denying the petition, the Court rejected Motorola's arguments that de-institution violated due process and found Motorola's challenges based on the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) were not available on mandamus. https://1.next.westlaw.com/Document/Ia974d487b96b11f0b5e1f6185fe336a9/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29 https://1.next.westlaw.com/Document/Ia974d487b96b11f0b5e1f6185fe336a9/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29 Tue, 04 Nov 2025 00:00:00 CST In a precedential decision in Revvo Technologies, Inc. v. Cerebrum Sensor Technologies, Inc., the Director of the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) John Squires vacated the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) institution of inter partes review (IPR) and remanded the matter for further proceedings over inconsistent claim construction positions. https://1.next.westlaw.com/Document/I96cbc3b2b65011f09eb2cf77be1665bc/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29 https://1.next.westlaw.com/Document/I96cbc3b2b65011f09eb2cf77be1665bc/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29 Fri, 31 Oct 2025 00:00:00 CDT In Merck Serono S.A. v. Hopewell Pharma Ventures, Inc., the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that a reference is considered "by another" if it does not reflect the collective work of the same inventive entity identified in the patent. https://1.next.westlaw.com/Document/Iae977d79b4d911f0b5e1f6185fe336a9/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29 https://1.next.westlaw.com/Document/Iae977d79b4d911f0b5e1f6185fe336a9/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29 Wed, 29 Oct 2025 00:00:00 CDT In an October 28, 2025 memorandum, the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Director designated Corning Optical Communications RF, LLC v. PPC Broadband Inc. as precedential, formally restoring the USPTO prior practice of requiring inter partes review (IPR) petitioners to identify all real parties in interest (RPIs) before IPR institution. https://1.next.westlaw.com/Document/Ib52c9bd1b3fe11f0b5e1f6185fe336a9/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29 https://1.next.westlaw.com/Document/Ib52c9bd1b3fe11f0b5e1f6185fe336a9/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29 Tue, 28 Oct 2025 00:00:00 CDT In In re: OpenAI, Inc. Copyright Infringement Litigation, the US District Court for the Southern District of New York denied defendant OpenAI's motion to dismiss a direct copyright infringement claim, finding that a reasonable jury could determine that at least some of the challenged ChatGPT outputs are substantially similar to plaintiffs' protected works. https://1.next.westlaw.com/Document/I59bed1a9ada211f0a6fc90e599a2d03e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29 https://1.next.westlaw.com/Document/I59bed1a9ada211f0a6fc90e599a2d03e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29 Mon, 20 Oct 2025 00:00:00 CDT The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced that, effective October 20, 2025 the USPTO Director will determine whether to institute petitions for inter partes review (IPR) and post grant review (PGR), rather than a Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) panel. https://1.next.westlaw.com/Document/I15050f68ab6311f0a6fc90e599a2d03e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29 https://1.next.westlaw.com/Document/I15050f68ab6311f0a6fc90e599a2d03e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29 Fri, 17 Oct 2025 00:00:00 CDT In Richardson v. Kharbouch, the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held. as a matter of first impression, that a plaintiff alleging infringement of a sound recording copyright must present evidence that a defendant copied the specific sound elements of the work at issue. https://1.next.westlaw.com/Document/I1aa969eaaa6e11f0a0f8b8c1f831a509/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29 https://1.next.westlaw.com/Document/I1aa969eaaa6e11f0a0f8b8c1f831a509/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29 Thu, 16 Oct 2025 00:00:00 CDT The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) withdrew its April 19, 2024, notice of proposed rulemaking and proposed revised modifications to its existing rules governing institution of inter partes review (IPR) proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). https://1.next.westlaw.com/Document/Ib2a6f951a4d211f0a0f8b8c1f831a509/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29 https://1.next.westlaw.com/Document/Ib2a6f951a4d211f0a0f8b8c1f831a509/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29 Fri, 10 Oct 2025 00:00:00 CDT On 9 October 2025, the new Lord Chancellor and Justice Secretary, David Lammy MP, advised that the government would not be re-introducing fees in the employment tribunals. https://1.next.westlaw.com/Document/I4bf281d1a39611f0a6fc90e599a2d03e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29 https://1.next.westlaw.com/Document/I4bf281d1a39611f0a6fc90e599a2d03e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29 Wed, 08 Oct 2025 00:00:00 CDT In Deutsche Telekom, A.G. v. Republic of India, 2025 WL 2810722 (D.C. Cir. Oct. 3, 2025), the US Court of Appeals vacated and remanded a decision of the District Court that granted recognition and enforcement of a nearly $100 million award arising from a Geneva-seated UNCITRAL arbitration. The lower court was directed to consider India's arguments as to the scope of the arbitration agreement in the bilateral investment treaty, and also whether the Swiss Supreme Court's denial of an application to aside the award precluded re-litigation of those issues. https://1.next.westlaw.com/Document/If7666e6c9f8b11f0a0f8b8c1f831a509/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29 https://1.next.westlaw.com/Document/If7666e6c9f8b11f0a0f8b8c1f831a509/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29 Thu, 02 Oct 2025 00:00:00 CDT SEC Chairman Paul Atkins announced in a statement that the SEC will restore its prior practice of simultaneously considering an offer of settlement and any related waiver requests. https://1.next.westlaw.com/Document/I759709619f3911f0a6fc90e599a2d03e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29 https://1.next.westlaw.com/Document/I759709619f3911f0a6fc90e599a2d03e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29 Thu, 02 Oct 2025 00:00:00 CDT It has been reported that the government is considering whether to re-introduce fees in the employment tribunals. https://1.next.westlaw.com/Document/I0ef8969c986011f0a6fc90e599a2d03e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29 https://1.next.westlaw.com/Document/I0ef8969c986011f0a6fc90e599a2d03e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29 Wed, 24 Sep 2025 00:00:00 CDT In Cohen v Mahmood [2025] EAT 134, the EAT refused an application by a non-party for copies of the pleadings, notice of appeal and skeleton arguments following her remote attendance at a hearing. https://1.next.westlaw.com/Document/I452c950a93a211f0b24092ee327aff1e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29 https://1.next.westlaw.com/Document/I452c950a93a211f0b24092ee327aff1e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29 Thu, 18 Sep 2025 00:00:00 CDT In Ms (Bangladesh) (Anonymity Order Made) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2025] UKUT 00305 (IAC), Lindsley J in the Upper Tribunal, Immigration and Asylum Chamber considered, under the tribunal's Hamid jurisdiction, whether to refer a barrister, R, to the Bar Standards Board (BSB), following R's citation of a false (hallucinated) authority in the grounds of appeal that R had drafted and filed. https://1.next.westlaw.com/Document/Ie127c31c923b11f0b24092ee327aff1e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29 https://1.next.westlaw.com/Document/Ie127c31c923b11f0b24092ee327aff1e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29 Mon, 15 Sep 2025 00:00:00 CDT In Rearden, LLC v. Walt Disney Pictures, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held, in a matter of first impression, that the US Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 504) does not provide a right to a jury trial on disgorgement of profits claims. https://1.next.westlaw.com/Document/I148447718e0811f0b24092ee327aff1e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29 https://1.next.westlaw.com/Document/I148447718e0811f0b24092ee327aff1e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29 Wed, 10 Sep 2025 00:00:00 CDT In Future Link Systems, LLC v. Realtek Semiconductor Corp., the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit vacated the US District Court for the Westen District of Texas's denial of attorney fees under 35 U.S.C. § 285 and costs under Rule 54(d)(1) to Realtek Semiconductor Corp., holding that the district court made Realtek a prevailing party when it converted Future Link Systems LLC's voluntary dismissals to dismissals with prejudice. https://1.next.westlaw.com/Document/I3ef03b818cd111f08d94a97a2fd4b363/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29 https://1.next.westlaw.com/Document/I3ef03b818cd111f08d94a97a2fd4b363/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29 Mon, 08 Sep 2025 00:00:00 CDT On September 5, 2025, the FTC filed to dismiss its appeals in Ryan, LLC v. FTC, No. 24-10951 (5th Cir.), and Properties of the Villages v. FTC, No. 24-13102 (11th Cir.), and to accede to the vacatur of the Non-Compete Clause Rule. Chairman Andrew Ferguson stated that the FTC will continue to use its traditional enforcement powers to address unlawful non-compete clauses in employment agreements. https://1.next.westlaw.com/Document/Idbf340f7897b11f08d94a97a2fd4b363/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29 https://1.next.westlaw.com/Document/Idbf340f7897b11f08d94a97a2fd4b363/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29 Thu, 04 Sep 2025 00:00:00 CDT The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced that the deadline for a party to file an answer or other acceptable response in a Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) opposition or cancellation proceeding is extended (from 40 days) to 60 days from the date of the institution order, effective immediately. https://1.next.westlaw.com/Document/Ie5c500df87dd11f0b24092ee327aff1e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29 https://1.next.westlaw.com/Document/Ie5c500df87dd11f0b24092ee327aff1e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29 Tue, 02 Sep 2025 00:00:00 CDT A list of SEC settlement agreement summaries recently published by What's Market. What's Market provides a continuously updated database of summaries that helps counsel compare settled SEC enforcement actions using case-specific information such as the statutes and rules allegedly violated, and key facts alleged, as well as significant settlement terms such as the settlement amount, sanctions imposed, admissions, and undertakings. The summaries contain links to the underlying documents. https://1.next.westlaw.com/Document/Ieea9dee2828711f0b24092ee327aff1e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29 https://1.next.westlaw.com/Document/Ieea9dee2828711f0b24092ee327aff1e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29 Tue, 02 Sep 2025 00:00:00 CDT This Legal Update reports on significant changes to the local civil and criminal rules and procedures for all US federal district courts and appellate courts between August 27 and September 2, 2025. It also reports on changes to the individual civil and criminal practice rules for the judges in select district courts during this period. https://1.next.westlaw.com/Document/Ieef282cd835a11f08d94a97a2fd4b363/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29 https://1.next.westlaw.com/Document/Ieef282cd835a11f08d94a97a2fd4b363/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29 Wed, 27 Aug 2025 00:00:00 CDT In Global Health Solutions, LLC v. Selner, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued its first decision reviewing a 35 U.S.C. § 135 Leahy-Smith America Invents Act of 2011 (AIA) derivation proceeding. The Federal Circuit clarified the elements of a derivation claim and affirmed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's (PTAB) determination of no derivation under the AIA's first-to-file system.