The latest warning from the Solicitors Regulation Authority on artificial intelligence suggests that law firms cannot assume the paid-for tools they use are a safe alternative to open AI systems, signaling a tougher approach to confidentiality risks than that taken recently by a tribunal.
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Paid-For AI Tools Can Still Risk Client Secrets, SRA Warns

By Marialuisa Taddia

The latest warning from the Solicitors Regulation Authority on artificial intelligence suggests that law firms cannot assume the paid-for tools they use are a safe alternative to open AI systems, signaling a tougher approach to confidentiality risks than that taken recently by a tribunal.

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Administrators Probe Woodville Insurance Promises

By Robbie Kalus

Administrators for the car finance litigation funder Woodville are investigating whether the company lied to investors over the protection offered by insurance bonds, they said Wednesday. 

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Analysis

Top High Court Commercial Litigation Rulings Of 2026 So Far

By Joanne Faulkner

So far in 2026, judges at the High Court have narrowed extensive diesel emissions claims, determined how a landmark class action settlement should be divided and redrawn the boundaries of privilege.

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ENFORCEMENT

Solicitor Reprimanded For Repeated Accounting Failures

By Max Austin

A solicitor has been reprimanded and ordered to pay £39,000 ($53,056) in costs after a tribunal found he had breached his duties as a compliance officer by submitting a number of inaccurate insurance forms for more than five years.

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Lawyer Suspended For Snooping In Visa Files At Home Office

By Ashish Sareen

A former government caseworker has been suspended from legal practice after he misused an internal database to access confidential visa records linked to individuals he knew personally while he was working as a trainee solicitor at a law firm.

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LITIGATION

Law Firm Dodges Negligence Claim Filed Too Late

By Max Austin

A London court ruled Wednesday that a group of property investors can't extend a limitation deadline to sue a formerly defunct law firm because they waited too long to act after it was restored to the public register.

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PEOPLE

CMS Hires Competition Pro From Clifford Chance In London

By Ashish Sareen

CMS has hired a new partner from Clifford Chance LLP in London amid growing demand for competition and regulatory advice in the technology sector.

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