Federal courts in New Jersey and in Mississippi have recently withdrawn published rulings after lawyers discovered glaring factual and legal errors that appear to trace back to unvetted generative‑AI research. The two episodes unfolded within hours of each other at the end of July 2025 and have prompted parties to demand explanations and safeguards.
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Co-authored by Adriaan Lourens, Candidate Attorney
Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping market dynamics and challenging regulators to reconsider how competition law should evolve in response. The use of AI and algorithmic tools raise potential risks under competition law, including the possibility of facilitating collusion between competitors. This creates a complex challenge for competition authorities, who
What is especially noticeable about cyberrisk policies is that they provide a full value end-to-end service. The cover involves interaction with the insured before the policy is entered into to determine the risk mitigating requirements which are built into the policy, and client support at claims stage when a cyberattack occurs.
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The growing question for Directors and Officers insurers will be whether their policies cover a director or officer who makes false claims about their company’s artificial intelligence technology, known as AI washing.
A US Attorney’s Office in New York has charged a director with AI washing. According to the US Attorney concerned the director “misled
At the end of June 2025, the High Court once again delivered a judgment reminding us that while technology can undoubtedly make our work quicker and more efficient, it cannot replace the critical duty lawyers have towards the courts and the integrity of their submissions.
The issue arose during an urgent application when it came
Another cautionary tale on the perils of uncritical reliance on generative artificial intelligence (AI) arrived in the English High Court in April 2025. The court found a barrister and a firm of solicitors responsible for including fictitious case citations in formal submissions before the court. The court’s response was uncompromising: counsel and her instructing solicitors
This week, the UK’s Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) announced it has granted authorisation to Garfield.Law Ltd as the first Alternative Business Structure permitted to deliver regulated legal services directly via artificial intelligence (AI).
Unlike traditional firms (a good portion of whom already harnessing AI for various tasks including the provision of legal services to clients