A London court referred a barrister and solicitor to their professional regulators on Friday for citing cases that do not exist and warned that freely available generative artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT are not capable of conducting reliable legal research.
A London court referred a barrister and solicitor to their professional regulators on Friday for citing cases that do not exist and warned that freely available generative artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT are not capable of conducting reliable legal research.
The country's first approved artificial intelligence law firm could be a turning point, making it easier for individuals and small businesses to get legal support. But the proliferation of artificial intelligence in the legal sector could also put considerable pressure on small firms and solo practitioners.
The former U.K. solicitor general, now investigating bullying and harassment at the bar, said Saturday that the profession would need to make sure perpetrators face real repercussions to improve the situation.
The government must take "bold" steps to implement lasting reforms to tackle persistent backlogs in the criminal courts and deteriorating court conditions, a minister warned on Saturday.
Over the past week, Addleshaw Goddard LLP hired a new director of cyber investigations from Bird & Bird LLP, Dechert LLP saw two experts in international capital markets transactions move to Baker Botts LLP, and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP recruited an expert in secondaries transactions from Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
The Solicitors Regulation Authority said Friday that it has shuttered a law firm in the southwest of England because it suspects dishonesty by its manager.
CMS said Friday that it has increased salaries for newly qualified solicitors in its London office to £120,000 ($162,000) as part of a wider series of increases for junior lawyers in Britain.
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP said Friday that it has elevated 11 lawyers to the partnership, with two new partners added in its London office in its latest promotion round, strengthening its capabilities in data strategy and finance across the Atlantic.
Poor productivity has been a "major factor" in the growth of the Crown Court's case backlog since the COVID-19 pandemic, an economic think tank said in a study published Friday.
The past week in London has seen MGM and the owners of the "Addams Family" trademark sue a private equity firm, two Cambridge colleges file for injunctions against Pro-Palestine student protest groups and a former NBA player brings a claim against Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP.
