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Wording of a deadline; a new type of law firm; the route to an intermediary; small claim: big loss.

What impact will artificial intelligence (AI) have on our jobs? How will it shape the delivery of legal services? In this week’s NLJ, Bernadette Bulacan, chief evangelist, Icertis, writes that ‘the legal industry stands at a pivotal moment for transformation’ as gen AI, autonomous agents and large language models begin ‘reshaping how legal teams operate'

Bernadette Bulacan on how AI is reshaping the sector

Deadlines are crucial, but how is the date and time determined? In this week’s NLJ, former district judge Stephen Gold explores a recent case in which solicitors made ‘an innocent day-counting mistake’. Gold notes that the case also sheds light on the need for ‘promptness’

Heads of chambers and law firm partners must take ‘practical and effective measures’ to ensure every individual understands their duties if using artificial intelligence (AI), the High Court has said

Model Katie Price, formerly known as Jordan, is reported to have become the first British celebrity to trademark her own artificial intelligence (AI) image

In this week’s NLJ, Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School, AKA The Insider, tackles the ‘infamous judicial review in which no less than five fake authorities were cited’

More oi oi than AI: Dominic Regan on fake citations, succinct judgments & bewildering costs

Web scraping and the illegal appropriation of copyrighted works is a difficult nut to crack. In this week’s NLJ, Paul Schwartfeger, barrister, 36 Stone, looks at the applicable law, including caselaw on the topic and the ongoing Getty case

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NLJ this week: How sure is ‘sure’ enough?

Criminal juries may be convicting—or acquitting—on a misunderstanding. Writing in NLJ this week Paul McKeown, Adrian Keane and Sally Stares of The City Law School and LSE report troubling survey findings on the meaning of ‘sure’

NLJ this week: A deferred prosecution reprieve

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has narrowly preserved a key weapon in its anti-corruption arsenal. In this week's NLJ, Jonathan Fisher KC of Red Lion Chambers examines Guralp Systems Ltd v SFO, in which the High Court ruled that a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) remained in force despite the company’s failure to disgorge £2m by the stated deadline

NLJ this week: Mandelson, Epstein & the court of popular opinion

As the drip-feed of Epstein disclosures fuels ‘collateral damage’, the rush to cry misconduct in public office may be premature. Writing in NLJ this week, David Locke of Hill Dickinson warns that the offence is no catch-all for political embarrassment. It demands a ‘grave departure’ from proper standards, an ‘abuse of the public’s trust’ and conduct ‘sufficiently serious to warrant criminal punishment’

NLJ this week: Volunteers, promotions & perilous appeals

Employment law is shifting at the margins. In his latest Employment Law Brief for NLJ this week, Ian Smith of Norwich Law School examines a Court of Appeal ruling confirming that volunteers are not a special legal species and may qualify as ‘workers’

NLJ this week: When saying no to mediation pays

Refusing ADR is risky—but not always fatal. Writing in NLJ this week, Masood Ahmed and Sanjay Dave Singh of the University of Leicester analyse Assensus Ltd v Wirsol Energy Ltd: despite repeated invitations to mediate, the defendant stood firm, made a £100,000 Part 36 offer and was ultimately ‘wholly vindicated’ at trial

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Artificial intelligence

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Freeths—Rachel Crosier

DWF—Stephen Hickling

Ward Hadaway—44 appointments