Our Scans · Law and Governance · Weekly Summary

• [New] Governments will work on fuel certification, verification and reporting, zero and near-zero fuel incentives and governance of the proposed IMO Net-Zero Fund. gCaptain
• [New] Over 80% of experts anticipate fragmented AI governance. BuildEZ
• [New] The US-Israeli war with Iran has proved more consequential for global energy security, trade and international stability than initially anticipated, while the US military intervention in Venezuela challenged established principles of national sovereignty and international law. Modern Ghana
• [New] Leading Region: North America is expected to be the leading region, accounting for 35% in 2026, driven by strong AI adoption, advanced data governance standards, and major tech players driving cloud-based semantic graph solutions. Persistence Market Research
• [New] A US-headquartered provider could find itself legally barred from honoring an EU production order under US law. DFRLab
• [New] Across Los Angeles, accounting firms, law firms and business consultancies are increasingly deploying AI-powered analytics to identify financial risks, regulatory compliance issues, litigation exposure and operational weaknesses before they become expensive problems. Los Angeles Times
• [New] The Taliban's new penal code demonstrates how criminal law can be transformed from a system intended to protect society into a tool of fear, repression, and control. VU Amsterdam
• The US constitution's fourth amendment protects against unreasonable searches and seizures and law enforcement generally must show a judge or a grand jury they have probable cause to believe the materials they want to search will produce evidence of a crime. The Guardian
• The FBI has repeatedly warned about fraudulent cryptocurrency recovery services and fictitious law firms that approach previous victims promising to recover their funds. TechBullion
• At the same time, security and privacy of data ranks, again, as finance leaders' top priority to address over 2027, underscoring the importance of trusted data governance as AI becomes more embedded in finance operations. CPA Practice Advisor
• Large cloud and enterprise technology companies have an advantage in platform integration, installed customer bases, and global distribution, while specialist vendors compete through AI governance depth, model-risk expertise, regulatory intelligence, and vendor-neutral capabilities. MAXIMIZE MARKET RESEARCH
• Asia Pacific presents very high future growth potential as enterprises, governments, and technology companies rapidly expand AI deployment while strengthening governance frameworks. MAXIMIZE MARKET RESEARCH
• North America maintains high growth potential, particularly in enterprise AI governance, generative AI security, and AI compliance. MAXIMIZE MARKET RESEARCH
• The U.S. maintains a strong institutional foundation for AI governance through NIST's AI Risk. MAXIMIZE MARKET RESEARCH
• Without a strong legal framework, scientific floodplain mapping, physical demarcation and accountable governance, India's rivers and floodplains will remain vulnerable to piecemeal development and irreversible ecological degradation. SANDRP
• Law enforcement agencies in the United States tasked with securing the 2026 FIFA World Cup are expected to face growing threats from drones, artificial intelligence, and lone-wolf terrorist attacks. Caliber.az
• Harvard Law School now explicitly advises boards to balance greenwashing risks with greenhushing risks - recognizing that silence has become its own form of legal exposure. Forbes
• Beyond disclosure, the FCA expects firms to embed climate considerations into their governance frameworks and risk management processes. Global Regulation Tomorrow
• A large share of agentic projects are expected to be cancelled by 2027 over weak governance and unclear ROI - discipline, not ambition, separates success stories. LinkedIn
• On the information governance front, the OAIC will seek to strengthen the management and integrity of information within the Australian Public Service. ICLG
• Architectures that take raw pixels and output steering commands run the risk of black box failures, and Waymo has added an independent onboard validation layer that checks every proposed trajectory against physics and traffic law - a choice it calls non-negotiable for safely scaling at L4. EV
• Japan's corporate governance focus and exchange expectations on capital efficiency elevate M&A advisory, shareholder engagement, and restructuring as boards rotate assets and pursue outbound opportunities. Mordor Intelligence
• By firm size, Large Law Firms retained 69.94% in 2025, while Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SME) Law Firms are projected to advance at a 5.87% CAGR through 2031. Mordor Intelligence

Last updated: 13 September 2026