The Future of Legal Services: GenAI, Drills and Holes?
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The Future of Legal Services: GenAI, Drills and Holes?

What is the future of legal services? That is a question that Professor Richard Susskind attempted to answer at the University of Strathclyde on 19 October 2023. Although, Professor Susskind has, of course, spent the past 40 years trying to answer that very question. The Future of Legal Services: Drills and Holes? Before the talk…

Legal Geek 2023: The one with Withnail and GenAI
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Legal Geek 2023: The one with Withnail and GenAI

Legal Geek 2023 was the one with Withnail and GenAI. Legal Geek 2023: Withnail No big surprise that GenAI was being overcooked at Legal Geek 2023, but what was Withnail doing there? Withnail’s alter ego, Richard E. Grant, was giving a keynote discussion on ‘grief and its impact’. Perhaps to prepare the GenAI evangelists for…

New Zealand Law Society accept proposed Independent Regulator

New Zealand Law Society accept proposed Independent Regulator

The New Zealand Law Society, in its response to the Independent Review on Regulating Lawyers in Aotearoa New Zealand (the Paterson Review [PDF]),  has accepted in principle the proposal to establish a new independent regulator. The Review said that the New Zealand Law Society’s current structure (operating as both a regulator and membership body) was…

Professor Mayson: “the case for a Single Regulator is stronger in Scotland”

Professor Mayson: “the case for a Single Regulator is stronger in Scotland”

Professor Stephen Mayson has published his response to the call for views on the Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill on both the UCL website and on his own website. You can download the full response as a PDF: Response by Professor Stephen Mayson on call for evidence on Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill….

Professor David Flint’s Response to the call for evidence on the Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill
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Professor David Flint’s Response to the call for evidence on the Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill

Professor David Flint submitted, yesterday, his response to the call for evidence on the Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill. Professor Flint supports the principal recommendation of the Roberton Review that an independent regulator should be created to regulate legal professionals. In his response Professor Flint suggests that the present system, and what is proposed…

Response to the call for evidence on the Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill

Response to the call for evidence on the Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill

I have submitted my response to the call for evidence on the Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill by the Equalities, Human Rights & Civil Justice Committee of the Scottish Parliament. My response is a follows:- 1. What are your views on: a. the principal recommendation of the Roberton Review that an independent regulator should…

Views on the Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill Sought

Views on the Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill Sought

Views on the Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill must be with the Scottish Parliament by 9 August 2023. So, this is just a nudge, if you haven’t done so already, to submit your views by that date. It is most important that anyone with an interest in the future of regulation of legal services…