Question 1

What is the EU AI Act enforcement date?

Accepted Answer

The EU AI Act Annex III obligations — covering AI in financial services, recruitment, critical infrastructure and healthcare — become enforceable on 2 August 2026. Article 6(1) product-safety AI follows on 2 August 2027.

Question 2

Are NEDs personally liable under the EU AI Act?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Non-executive directors carry the same personal duty of care under Companies Act 2006 Section 174 as executive directors. The EU AI Act creates conditions for shareholder derivative claims against individual directors — including NEDs — for AI governance failures.

Question 3

What is Annex III of the EU AI Act?

Accepted Answer

Annex III defines the high-risk AI categories subject to the most stringent obligations under the EU AI Act, including AI used in financial services (credit scoring, insurance pricing, fraud detection), recruitment and HR (automated candidate screening), critical infrastructure (energy, water, transport), and healthcare (diagnostics, patient triage).

Question 4

What is the personal liability risk for directors under the EU AI Act?

Accepted Answer

A corporate AI governance failure can trigger a shareholder derivative claim against individual directors under Companies Act 2006 Section 174. Courts apply the Gestmin principle — preferring contemporaneous documentary evidence over witness recollection. Directors without an independent personal evidence record of their AI governance oversight are personally exposed.

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