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  • AI slop in court and the costs risk for law firms

    AI slop in court and the costs risk for law firms
    2026/09/28
    Sir Robert Buckland, Lord Chancellor from 2019 to 2021, told the Costs Law Reports conference on 24 September that the courts need no new rule for AI generated filings, because the costs regime already gives them the answer. He argued against blanket sanctions on litigants in person and allowed lawyers no excuse. What that means for a smaller firm answering machine drafted material, and for the documents it files itself. Also in this episode, the Southwark ruling letting counsel record a trial, the close of the AI Growth Lab, and the High Court's decision that the SRA cannot compel production of a client's privileged documents.
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    15 分
  • Online Procedure Rules 2026 and the AI code for law firms

    Online Procedure Rules 2026 and the AI code for law firms
    2026/09/14
    The Online Procedure Rules 2026 came into force on 7 September, the first procedural code in England and Wales written for a screen rather than adapted from paper. For now they reach specified possession claims only. What matters to every firm is the rule committee's next piece of work, a voluntary code of practice with standards for the responsible and ethical use of AI across digital justice services. Also in this episode, the JUSTICE warning on AI transcription in family proceedings, the SRA's contested change to who may hold the compliance officer roles, and a venture fund backed by fifty general counsel.
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    16 分
  • Clients are asking AI first, what law firms should do

    Clients are asking AI first, what law firms should do
    2026/09/07
    One in six people with a legal problem now consult an AI chatbot about it, and among the under twenty fives it is better than one in four. What research published on 1 September by JUSTICE and the Administrative Fairness Lab means for a firm of two to twenty fee earners, along with the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal strike off of 4 September, the AI Growth Lab deadline of 27 September and the first wave of EU AI Act inspections.
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    15 分