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…

ChatGPT and Legal Gibberish
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ChatGPT and Legal Gibberish

The Judge in the infamous ChatGPT lawyer case (Mata v Avianca) this week suggested what ChatGPT produced was “legal gibberish”. Possibly a better and more realistic term than legal hallucinations! Judge Castel had called a hearing for 8 June with a view to considering whether any sanctions were appropriate for the lawyers using ChatGPT to…