Speech by the Master of the Rolls: John Lehane Memorial Lecture In his 2026 John Lehane Memorial Lecture, Sir Geoffrey Vos, Master of the Rolls, argued that the legal profession and judiciary must embrace artificial intelligence to improve efficiency, reduce costs and enhance access to justice, while ensuring that AI-generated work is always subject to…
Speech by the Master of the Rolls: John Lehane Memorial Lecture In his 2026 John Lehane Memorial Lecture, Sir Geoffrey Vos, Master of the Rolls, argued that the legal profession and judiciary must embrace artificial intelligence to improve efficiency, reduce costs and enhance access to justice, while ensuring that AI-generated work is always subject to…
Survey findings from the Society for Computers and Law reveal a growing focus on resilience, accountability and practical outcomes over compliance-driven drafting….
Tom Bridgwater and Melissa Chung look a recent UKIPO decision which point to a new approach to patentability of computer program and presentation of information following the Supreme Court’s decision in Emotional Perception AI …
Speech by the Master of the Rolls: John Lehane Memorial Lecture In his 2026 John Lehane Memorial Lecture, Sir Geoffrey Vos, Master of the Rolls, argued that the legal profession and judiciary must embrace artificial intelligence to improve efficiency, reduce costs and enhance access to justice, while ensuring that AI-generated work is always subject to…
Jake Eddison-Cook looks at the recent developments in criminal disclosure under the shadow of AI and asks where responsibility lies when human decision making is based on algorithmic curation. NOTE: References to paragraphs are references to UK Government’s document Modernising the Criminal Disclosure Regime. The Ministry of Justice AI Action Plan, published earlier this year,…
Speech by the Master of the Rolls: John Lehane Memorial Lecture In his 2026 John Lehane Memorial Lecture, Sir Geoffrey Vos, Master of the Rolls, argued that the legal profession and judiciary must embrace artificial intelligence to improve efficiency, reduce costs and enhance access to justice, while ensuring that AI-generated work is always subject to…
UK law Solicitors Regulation Authority issues warning on misuse of AI in legal practice The SRA has issued a warning notice on the misuse of AI in legal practice, highlighting growing concerns about solicitors relying on unverified AI-generated content and failing to protect client confidentiality when using AI tools. The SRA notes that AI “hallucinations”…
Speech by the Master of the Rolls: John Lehane Memorial Lecture In his 2026 John Lehane Memorial Lecture, Sir Geoffrey Vos, Master of the Rolls, argued that the legal profession and judiciary must embrace artificial intelligence to improve efficiency, reduce costs and enhance access to justice, while ensuring that AI-generated work is always subject to…
The Upper Tribunal has issued its decision in TikTok Inc & Anor v The Information Commissioner [2026] UKUT 277 (AAC). The Information Commissioner was concerned about TikTok’s processing of children’s personal data. Following an investigation, the Commissioner imposed a £12.7 million monetary penalty on TikTok for breaches of Articles 5(1)(a), 8, 12 and 13 of…
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The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled in Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni (AGCOM) v Google Ireland Limited (Case C-421/24) that Google may be unable to rely on the hosting exemption under the E-Commerce Directive (2000/31/EC) where, under a commercial partnership with a content creator, it reviewed the essential content of…
Jake Eddison-Cook looks at the recent developments in criminal disclosure under the shadow of AI and asks where responsibility lies when human decision making is based on algorithmic curation. NOTE: References to paragraphs are references to UK Government’s document Modernising the Criminal Disclosure Regime. The Ministry of Justice AI Action Plan, published earlier this year,…
Speech by the Master of the Rolls: John Lehane Memorial Lecture In his 2026 John Lehane Memorial Lecture, Sir Geoffrey Vos, Master of the Rolls, argued that the legal profession and judiciary must embrace artificial intelligence to improve efficiency, reduce costs and enhance access to justice, while ensuring that AI-generated work is always subject to…
Speech by the Master of the Rolls: John Lehane Memorial Lecture In his 2026 John Lehane Memorial Lecture, Sir Geoffrey Vos, Master of the Rolls, argued that the legal profession and judiciary must embrace artificial intelligence to improve efficiency, reduce costs and enhance access to justice, while ensuring that AI-generated work is always subject to…
An SCL outreach initiative aimed at helping underprivileged 6th form students consider a career in the tech law sector The SCL AI for Schools Programme is an outreach initiative aimed at helping underprivileged 6th form students, who may never have heard of tech law, consider a career in the sector. It has been conceived by…