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The judge in the Sandie Peggie Employment Tribunal case has laid blame on a “judicial colleague” for the numerous errors in his ruling. Judge Sandy Kemp insisted that he did not us AI to help him write his 312-page judgment in the case, which has now been corrected a number of times.

Google and the artificial intelligence startup Character.AI have reached settlements in a series of lawsuits brought by families who claim AI chatbots caused harm to children, including contributing to the suicide of a Florida teenager, court filings show. The proposed settlements cover cases filed

Sherwen Studios, a digital agency specialising in AI, automation, and digital transformation, has published a new report to help law "confidently embrace AI" as it moves from pilot projects to core operations. The report outlines the specific steps legal firms should take before investing in an

The last revolution in legal education was not digital but electrical. For a time, the lecture halls of Edinburgh and Glasgow stood half-in, half-out of the new century: stone stairwells lit by bare bulbs, while seminar rooms still relied on the yellow comfort of gaslight. No one doubted that electr

Elon Musk's AI chatbot, Grok, is under criminal investigation for Holocaust denial. Public prosecutors in Paris launched an investigation after Grok appeared to verify false claims made on X by a French neo-Nazi previously convicted of Holocaust denial offences.

Europe has entered the next phase of the AI–copyright debate, writes Corsino San Miguel. On 11 November, the 42nd Civil Chamber of the Munich Regional Court delivered the first European judgment to hold an AI developer directly liable for both training and outputs involving copyrighted works.

Clifford Chance is cutting around 10 per cent of its business services staff in London, with the firm citing increased use of AI and shifting operational demands as key drivers. About 50 roles across finance, HR and IT are expected to be made redundant, with a further 35 roles potentially re-scoped

The English court ruling in a dispute between Getty Images and Stability AI is "the most impactful legal decision yet on the nature of artificial intelligence and copyright law". Mrs Justice Joanna Smith DBE handed down her long-awaited 205-page ruling in Getty Images v. Stability AI [2025] EWHC 286

I recently found myself in the company of a remarkably sensible chap who was singing the praises of his chosen subject: artificial intelligence. Without question, this would change the world forever, he assured me, and we would all be much better off as a result. We were living in a new age. Medical

A judge in Quebec has fined a 74-year-old man for "inappropriate use of artificial intelligence" after his submissions to the court were found to be riddled with errors. Jean Laprade was ordered by the Superior Court of Quebec to pay $5,000 CAD (around £2,655) because his submissions contained

A UK tax tribunal judge has confirmed that he used artificial intelligence to help draft a ruling on a disclosure application, in what appears to be the first published UK judicial decision of its kind. The case, VP Evans (as executrix of HB Evans, deceased) & Ors v The Commissioners for HMRC [2

Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery and NBCUniversal have filed a lawsuit in California against MiniMax, a $4 billion Chinese AI company, accusing it of “willful and brazen” copyright infringement. The studios allege MiniMax’s Hailuo AI service generates unauthorised images and videos o

A litigant in person has been criticised by a judge for relying on an AI chatbot that fabricated three legal precedents in a tax dispute. Marc Gunnarsson appealed after HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) sought to reclaim £12,918 in coronavirus self-employment support payments he had received. Repr

Barry Scannell and Leo Moore of Irish law firm William Fry welcome the publication of the European Commission's long-awaited mandatory AI training data template. From August 2025, the European Commission will require providers of general-purpose AI (GPAI) models to publish a summary of the content u

A survey launched by the International Bar Association (IBA) is seeking views on how AI is transforming the legal sector. The survey, compiled by the IBA's Section on Public and Professional Interest (SPPI) Artificial Intelligence Working Group, aims to help develop strategies that address the oppor