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27 March 2026 / Ruth Pratt
Issue: 8155 / Categories: Features , Artificial intelligence , Dispute resolution
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Lawyers using AI—where are we at?

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Helpful assistant or laden with unknown traps? Ruth Pratt considers recent thoughts on AI for lawyers
  • Considers the main points to take away from the UK Jurisdiction Taskforce draft Legal Statement on Liability for AI Harms and the Civil Justice Council’s interim report and consultation on the Use of AI for Preparing Court Documents.

Both the UK Jurisdiction Taskforce (UKJT) and the Civil Justice Council (CJC) have recently published consultations on the use of artificial intelligence (AI). What should we as lawyers make of the ideas discussed? Do either of these consultations give us more certainty or clarity on our use of AI?

UKJT draft legal statement

This consultation was published in January by the UKJT, which is part of LawtechUK, an initiative backed by the Ministry of Justice. The draft Legal Statement on Liability for AI Harms seeks to address the tricky conundrum of AI and liability. It considers the questions of, in what circumstances, and on what legal bases, will English common law impose liability

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