Civil Law

Agentic AI: It’s A Whole New Bag of Risks

She begged “Do not do that,” then “STOP OPENCLAW.” Neither worked.

That’s what happened to Summer Yue, Meta’s Director of Alignment at their superintelligence safety lab. By the time she reached her desktop to kill the process manually, the AI agent she’d created had already deleted hundreds of emails. You would expect someone with Yue’s expertise to avoid a problem like this. You would be wrong.

Jennifer Ellis’s article lays out a practical checklist for lawyers considering agentic AI — … Read the rest

Civil Law

It’s that time again: 2026 Works Council elections in Germany

Works Council elections 101: Understanding the basics for employers

Between 1 March and 31 May 2026, works council elections, which are held every four years in Germany, will take place in all companies that already have a works council. Moreover, if a company has several operations, each with its own works council, an election campaign and works council election will be held in each individual operation.

The upcoming works council elections are therefore a hot topic in Germany. In the … Read the rest