Welcome to the May 2026 edition of Business Law Today.

Clients, particularly in the retail and logistics sectors, are increasingly turning to automated warehousing solutions to deliver cost savings, speed, scalability and resilience — capabilities that are now critical in modern supply chains in the face of growing e‑commerce demand and just‑in‑time delivery models. These solutions involve the integration of state-of-the-art AI and robotics solutions with construction and engineering projects, giving rise to a range of legal, real estate and commercial considerations.

Over the coming months we will be publishing a series of articles exploring the key issues that arise in these projects. The first article in this series appears in this month's edition of Business Law Today, with further articles to follow in subsequent editions.

This edition of Business Law Today brings together a great mix of articles on topical legal issues we believe will be of interest to our business clients and contacts, with contributions from across the Business Group and with input from our Real Estate Group.

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Anne Todd

The off-payroll rules and why they continue to matter

Anthony Reeves, Cathy Bryant and Robert Forsyth

Data protection regulator tightens the net on age assurance

Emily Aggett and Zainab Abbasi

Share buybacks and their UK tax treatment: capital or income?

Anthony Reeves and Cathy Bryant

Automating a warehouse: key issues for consideration

Philippa Collison, Anne Todd, Maria Greener and Matt Jones

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