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Risk Quarterly
Issue 5 - Q1 2026
Stay ahead of shifting risk dynamics with Risk Quarterly, Clyde & Co’s publication for decision-makers operating in a complex global environment. This edition explores how technological acceleration and regulatory divergence are reshaping governance, liability and competitive advantage.
This issue focuses on why 2026 represents a turning point for AI governance. As AI systems evolve from decision-support tools to autonomous actors influencing pricing, claims, workforce management and customer engagement, boards face fundamental questions around accountability, delegated authority and cross-border exposure. Our lead article examines how organisations can move from reactive AI deployment to deliberate, enterprise-wide governance — ensuring innovation delivers sustainable value rather than unmanaged risk.
Other features analyse AI liability across healthcare, trial advocacy and intellectual property; the rise of agentic systems and workplace disruption; escalating cyber and quantum threats; automated vehicles and supply chain fragility; and the legal challenges behind social media harms.
Taken together, this edition offers a multi-dimensional exploration of technology and AI in today’s risk landscape.
Risk Quarterly: Issue 4
This issue examines how global developments, from tariffs and AI to climate change and ESG, are reshaping governance, regulation and business strategy. The lead article, by Dr Mark Bernhofen, Roberto Spacey Martin and Professor Nicola Ranger of the Grantham Research Institute, explores how escalating climate risks are driving regulatory pressure and financial exposure, and what businesses can do to stay resilient.
Read issue 4Risk Quarterly: Issue 3
In this third edition, we turn our focus to regulation and integrity in a complex global environment. As businesses navigate increasingly divergent regulatory regimes, this issue explores how compliance and ethical leadership can become strategic assets.The lead article examines how effective governance and principled decision-making can support sustainable growth in decentralised, high-risk settings, while also outlining key regulatory trends shaping the global business environment.
Read issue 3Risk Quarterly: Issue 2
In the second edition, we focus on technology risks, examining how innovation, regulation and disruption are converging to reshape the global risk environment. Partner Isabel Simpson offers a fresh perspective on the AI conversation, highlighting a critical but often overlooked angle—the risks of not adopting AI. From AI in the workplace and virtual assets, to green tech and cyber threats, this issue delivers commentary and actionable insights for C-suite, legal, and risk professionals.
Read issue 2Risk Quarterly: Issue 1
In our inaugural edition, we tackle the critical theme of geopolitical risk, with an exclusive analysis from geopolitical strategist Tina Fordham on the implications of pivotal 2025 events. Fordham explores the implications of key developments, including the inauguration of President Trump, the fall of Assad in Syria, and the Israel-Gaza ceasefire, examining what these events might mean for global businesses in the year ahead.
Read issue 1