Authors:

Edited by: Charles Kerrigan

• ISBN: 9781035334346
• Published: January 2026
• Format: Hardback
• Language: English
• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Limited

Description:

This timely second edition provides an updated and expanded overview and analysis of the law and regulation as it applies to the technology and uses of Artificial Intelligence (AI). It examines the human and ethical concerns associated with AI, the evolution of the technology, and how AI is being utilized across a range of commercial and professional contexts.

Key Features:

• Clear explanation of AI technology and the practical legal issues relating to its use.
• Explores AI within traditional legal categories, including contract and tort law.
• Chapters written by procurement, legaltech, algorithm auditing and other professionals.
• Industry-based use cases (including financial services, real estate, and insurance).
• Eight new chapters including Generative AI, the EU AI Act, and Investing in AI.

Coverage:

• AI foundations: introduction, understanding AI, taxonomies and emerging issues.
• Core regulation & compliance: corporate governance, regulatory compliance, standards, EU AI Act.
• Private law impacts: commercial contracts, trade, liability & agency, competition, employment, disputes.
• Data & IP: data protection, intellectual property.
• Industry sectors: finance, insurance, retail/consumer, healthcare, telecoms, real estate, taxation.
• Human AI: cybersecurity, misinformation, ethics, bias & discrimination, human rights, public policy.
• Practice & implementation: risk management, business models & procurement, explainable/responsible AI, legaltech & law firms.

About the Authors:

Charles Kerrigan edits this expanded second edition with contributions from a broad range of experts, including lawyers, technologists, and professionals working in legaltech, procurement, and algorithm auditing—bringing both legal analysis and practical, industry-based insight.

Table of Contents:

• Foreword
• Preface
• Preface to the Second Edition

Part I — Introduction

• 1. Introductory essay
• 2. Themes of the chapters
• 3. Introduction to AI
• 4. Understanding AI
• 5. Generative AI

Part II — Law and Regulation

• 6. Corporate governance
• 7. Regulatory compliance
• 8. The EU AI Act
• 9. Artificial intelligence and standards
• 10. Commercial contracts
• 11. Commercial trade
• 12. Liability and agency
• 13. Data and data protection
• 14. Competition law
• 15. Intellectual property
• 16. Employment
• 17. Disputes and litigation
• 18. Investing in AI

Part III — Industry Sectors

• 19. Financial regulation
• 20. Insurance
• 21. Retail and consumer
• 22. Healthcare
• 23. Telecoms
• 24. Real estate
• 25. Taxation

Part IV — Human AI

• 26. Cybersecurity
• 27. Misinformation and disinformation
• 28. Ethics
• 29. Bias and discrimination
• 30. AI and human rights
• 31. Public policy and government

Part V — Technical and Consulting

• 32. Education
• 33. AI taxonomies and emergent issues in intelligence
• 34. Federated learning
• 35. Autonomy and fairness
• 36. Risk management
• 37. Business models and procurement
• 38. Explainable AI and responsible AI
• 39. Legaltech and law firms

Why buy this book?

Because “AI law” is no longer one topic—it’s governance, compliance, contracts, liability, data protection, IP, ethics, sector regulation, and now the EU AI Act and Generative AI. This book gives libraries and legal teams a structured, practical reference across the full landscape.

Keywords:

Artificial intelligence law, AI regulation, EU AI Act, generative AI, technology law, regulatory compliance, corporate governance, data protection, intellectual property, liability, competition law, cybersecurity, ethics, explainable AI

Target Audience:

Law libraries, university libraries, acquisitions librarians, technology law practitioners, in-house counsel, compliance teams, policymakers, legaltech professionals, academics and researchers

Genre:

Law, Technology Law, AI Governance, Regulation and Compliance

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