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Mazur ruling will spark increase in costs disputes

Law360, London: On 8 December, costs lawyers said that they predict a rise in the number of costs disputes after the ruling known as Mazur, which clarified that unauthorised law firm staff cannot conduct litigation, even under supervision from a qualified solicitor.

Navigating legal privilege issues when using AI

Law360, Expert analysis: The recent explosion in artificial intelligence (AI) adoption in the workplace has led to the creation of whole new categories of documents, in the form of prompts and AI outputs, as well as more traditional documents that are based on AI outputs. Charlie Morgan, partner, Maura McIntosh, knowledge counsel, and Charlotte Benton, senior associate at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP, provide guidance on how privilege is likely to apply to AI-related communications and the steps businesses should take to safeguard confidentiality.

ICO updates SAR guidance and publishes template following Data (Use and Access) Act

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has updated its main Subject Access Request (SAR) guidance following the Data (Use and Access) Act, 2025 and published a new subject access request template for small businesses. The template, titled 'Ask for copies of your data,' is designed to help small businesses understand and organise requests from individuals seeking copies of their personal data. The ICO states that while individuals have the right to request copies of their personal data, they are not required to use the provided template. The template includes sections for requestor contact details, preferred response method, specific data being requested, relevant date ranges, and additional information to assist with data searches. The ICO has indicated that its bitesize guides on this topic are under review and may be subject to change following the Act. Businesses must typically respond to subject access requests within one calendar month, though extensions and reasonable administrative fees may apply in certain circumstances.

Practice Compliance weekly highlights—11 December 2025

This week's edition of Practice Compliance weekly highlights includes OTSI's first annual report, new sanctions imposed on Russia’s GRU following the Sturgess Inquiry report, HM Treasury’s annual AML/CTF supervision report for 2024–2025, the launch of City of London Police’s new Report Fraud service, the government’s anti-corruption strategy targeting professional enablers, and updated guidance from the ICO on right‑of‑access under UK GDPR reflecting DUAA 2025 and ICO information on progress with cookie compliance across UK websites.

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Late payment penalties—inheritance taxWhile interest often accrues on overdue tax, the late payment of certain taxes may also attract a penalty. For information on the interest accruing on overdue tax, see Practice Notes: IHT—payment deadlines on death—Interest on IHT and Interest on late paid

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