United Arab Emirates: In construction and infrastructure projects, liquidated damages are often treated as a simple equation: Days' delay x daily LD rate = amount payable. But under the new UAE Civil Transactions Law which came into force from 1 June 2026, the position is more nuanced. The LD clause still matters. The agreed daily rate still matters. But what happened on the project may be critical to how an agreed damages provision is applied and assessed. Under Article 340, courts have express powers to review agreed damages. Rather than the discretion to adjust LDs to the actual loss (as in the previous Code), the new Code specifies that LDs may now be reduced where they are excessive, where the works have been partially completed, or where the employer contributed to the delay.

Australia: Responsibility doesn’t disappear with automation, and the risks are changing shape rather than going away. As automated vehicles move closer to everyday use, businesses need to rethink how they manage safety in a more technology-driven environment. This article highlights what organisations operating in Australia should be focusing on now, from system reliability to oversight, and why waiting for clearer rules could leave gaps in how risks are managed.

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The Fifth Circuit rejected the notion that an expert witness must identify a threshold quantitative dose at which a chemical (or mixture) can cause injury to prove general causation.