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12 February 2025
Issue: 8104 / Categories: Legal News , Artificial intelligence , Technology , Profession , Legal services
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Vos MR gives cautious welcome to AI

Lawyers and judges have to embrace artificial intelligence (AI)—‘albeit cautiously and responsibly’—Sir Geoffrey Vos, Master of the Rolls, has said. 

Speaking last week at a LawtechUK event in London, Sir Geoffrey said lawyers need to understand AI because AI liability will be ‘one of the biggest fields of legal activity in years to come’. Moreover, AI will save time and money.

On the oft-quoted example of the New York lawyer who ended up with a fictitious case reference, Sir Geoffrey said: ‘We should not be using silly examples of bad practice as a reason to shun the entirety of a new technology.’

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Payne Hicks Beach—Flora Hussey

Payne Hicks Beach—Flora Hussey

Private client department announces partner hire

Blake Morgan—Daniela Smith & Lee Fisher

Blake Morgan—Daniela Smith & Lee Fisher

Firm appoints first joint heads of Wales office

Ogier—Heidi Sandy & Farrah Sbaiti

Ogier—Heidi Sandy & Farrah Sbaiti

Global dispute resolution team promotes two partners in Guernsey and Cayman Islands

NEWS
Family law chambers 4PB has announced the return of the Alan Inglis Memorial Essay Prize for a third consecutive year, honouring the life and legacy of LGBTQ+ advocate and barrister Alan Inglis

A long-standing issue in family justice can now be resolved, thanks to recently launched charity the Separated Parenting Programme Directory (SPPD)

Medical reporting organisation fees have become ‘the final battleground’ in modern costs litigation, says Kris Kilsby, costs lawyer at Peak Costs and council member of the Association of Costs Lawyers, in this week's NLJ
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has become ‘a very different organisation’ under its new enforcement leadership, writes James Tyler, of counsel at Peters & Peters LLP, in the latest issue of NLJ

An engagement ring may symbolise romance, but the courts remain decidedly practical about who keeps it after a split, writes Mark Pawlowski, barrister and professor emeritus of property law at the University of Greenwich, in this week's NLJ

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