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Serhan Handani

Litigation solicitor based in England.

This week in UK legal AI: Microsoft banned the AI it sells to your firm

Jun 12, 2026

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8 min read

This week in UK legal AI: Microsoft banned the AI it sells to your firm

Anthropic's 30-day data retention triggered the ban. Check whether your firm's AI contracts allow the same.

Serhan Handani
Serhan Handani

News

This week in UK legal AI: your legal AI costs are about to rise

Jun 5, 2026

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7 min read

This week in UK legal AI: your legal AI costs are about to rise

All three major AI providers are now competing for law firm business, and your evaluation timeline just shortened

Serhan Handani
Serhan Handani
This week in UK legal AI: the AI warned them to check, they didn't

May 29, 2026

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5 min read

This week in UK legal AI: the AI warned them to check, they didn't

The judge called the failure to verify AI output 'inexcusable'. Review your AI supervision now.

Serhan Handani
Serhan Handani

Resource

Stress-testing Larissa Meredith-Flister's Judicial First Impression skill

May 25, 2026

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13 min read

Stress-testing Larissa Meredith-Flister's Judicial First Impression skill

The second in the series on Larissa Meredith-Flister's helpful skills to plug in to your AI tool.

Serhan Handani
Serhan Handani
This week in UK legal AI: 59% of lawyers are using AI their firms don't know about

May 22, 2026

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7 min read

This week in UK legal AI: 59% of lawyers are using AI their firms don't know about

A new survey finds most UK fee earners use unapproved AI on client work. Meanwhile, OpenAI enters the legal market and another firm is referred to the SRA

Serhan Handani
Serhan Handani

News

This week in UK legal AI: the King's Speech sidesteps standalone AI legislation

May 15, 2026

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9 min read

This week in UK legal AI: the King's Speech sidesteps standalone AI legislation

The King's Speech contained no dedicated AI bill. Instead, the Regulating for Growth Bill will create cross-sector AI sandboxes. Plus, the Law Society demands clearer rules on AI in court.

Serhan Handani
Serhan Handani

Monthly Mop Up

May 2026 - Monthly Mop Up

May 9, 2026

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4 min read

May 2026 - Monthly Mop Up

A monthly round up of smaller stories that we didn't have space for in our weekly newsletters.

Serhan Handani
Serhan Handani

News

This week in UK legal AI: lawyers are using AI to predict how judges think

May 8, 2026

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8 min read

This week in UK legal AI: lawyers are using AI to predict how judges think

City lawyers are quietly using AI for judicial analytics. Next week brings two regulatory milestones: the ICO's AI code of practice mandate and the King's Speech, where an AI bill may (or may not) appear.

Serhan Handani
Serhan Handani
Correction: Stress-testing Larissa Meredith-Flister's Opposing Counsel Review skill

May 5, 2026

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15 min read

Correction: Stress-testing Larissa Meredith-Flister's Opposing Counsel Review skill

A corrected post regarding Meredith-Flister's skills

Serhan Handani
Serhan Handani

Resource

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Stress-testing Larissa Meredith-Flister's Opposing Counsel Review skill

May 5, 2026

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15 min read

Stress-testing Larissa Meredith-Flister's Opposing Counsel Review skill

Serhan Handani
Serhan Handani
This week in UK legal AI: Freshfields goes all-in with Anthropic

May 1, 2026

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8 min read

This week in UK legal AI: Freshfields goes all-in with Anthropic

Freshfields is co-building legal AI workflows with Anthropic, not just licensing the software. Meanwhile, the Chancellor of the High Court says AI use can destroy legal privilege.

Serhan Handani
Serhan Handani
This week in UK legal AI: the ICO must now write the AI rulebook

Apr 24, 2026

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8 min read

This week in UK legal AI: the ICO must now write the AI rulebook

New regulations require the ICO to produce an AI code of practice under the Data Protection Act. Meanwhile, Thomson Reuters is building "fiduciary-grade" legal AI and a solicitor releases a free AI adversary tool.

Serhan Handani
Serhan Handani

Editorial

Lawyers survive. Law firms might not.

Apr 21, 2026

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5 min read

Lawyers survive. Law firms might not.

Vos says the profession will endure. That is not the same as saying every firm will.

Serhan Handani
Serhan Handani
This week in UK legal AI: Anthropic and Microsoft both come for your Word doc

Apr 17, 2026

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10 min read

This week in UK legal AI: Anthropic and Microsoft both come for your Word doc

Claude for Word and Copilot both launched legal-specific features this week. The fight for where lawyers actually work has begun. Plus, Freshfields puts 5,000 staff on Gemini.

Serhan Handani
Serhan Handani
This week in UK legal AI: does your AI tool conduct litigation?

Apr 10, 2026

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14 min read

This week in UK legal AI: does your AI tool conduct litigation?

The Court of Appeal has overturned Mazur, but whether AI can "conduct litigation" remains unresolved. Plus, only 7% of clients are told their lawyer uses AI.

Serhan Handani
Serhan Handani

AI builds

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I automated my morning investment briefing for under £30/month

Apr 6, 2026

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8 min read

I automated my morning investment briefing for under £30/month

This weekend I built a completely personalised tool to meet a current need, and set out my thoughts within.

Serhan Handani
Serhan Handani

Monthly Mop Up

March AI Mop Up: stories you may have missed

Apr 5, 2026

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8 min read

March AI Mop Up: stories you may have missed

Agentic AI gets a regulatory framework, a new conveyancing firm bets on automation, and more from March.

Serhan Handani
Serhan Handani

News

This week in UK legal AI: a regulated law firm with no lawyers is now open

Apr 3, 2026

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13 min read

This week in UK legal AI: a regulated law firm with no lawyers is now open

LawFairy is live, offering immigration eligibility across 55+ routes at £149. What does that mean for firms doing this work at solicitor rates?

Serhan Handani
Serhan Handani

News

This week in UK legal AI: AI-generated claims are already hitting businesses

Mar 27, 2026

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13 min read

This week in UK legal AI: AI-generated claims are already hitting businesses

Research from Irwin Mitchell finds 35% of in-house teams are seeing a surge in AI-generated claims. Here is what that means for UK firms.

Serhan Handani
Serhan Handani
This week in UK legal AI: the government drops its opt-out on AI copyright

Mar 20, 2026

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15 min read

This week in UK legal AI: the government drops its opt-out on AI copyright

The government publishes its statutory copyright and AI report, drops the opt-out, and says it has no preferred option. Here is what that means.

Serhan Handani
Serhan Handani

News

This week in UK legal AI: Lords reject opt-out on AI copyright

Mar 13, 2026

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12 min read

This week in UK legal AI: Lords reject opt-out on AI copyright

A 180-page House of Lords report calls for licensing, not opt-out, on AI training data. The government must respond by 18 March.

Serhan Handani
Serhan Handani

News

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This week in UK legal AI: uploading to ChatGPT means waiving privilege

Mar 6, 2026

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11 min read

This week in UK legal AI: uploading to ChatGPT means waiving privilege

The Munir judgment spells it out: public AI tools and privilege do not mix. Here is what you need to know.

Serhan Handani
Serhan Handani
This week in UK legal AI: CJC proposes AI rules for court documents

Feb 27, 2026

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11 min read

This week in UK legal AI: CJC proposes AI rules for court documents

The CJC proposes a two-tier approach to AI in court documents. Meanwhile Thomson Reuters posts its biggest single-day share gain in 26 years.

Serhan Handani
Serhan Handani
This week in UK legal AI: will lawyers be automated in 18 months?

Feb 20, 2026

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13 min read

This week in UK legal AI: will lawyers be automated in 18 months?

Microsoft's AI chief says lawyers will be automated soon. As a practising solicitor, I disagree, and here is the regulatory case for why.

Serhan Handani
Serhan Handani
This week in UK legal AI: the ICO comes for Grok

Feb 13, 2026

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10 min read

This week in UK legal AI: the ICO comes for Grok

The ICO opens a formal investigation into Grok and the government's AI copyright report deadline approaches

Serhan Handani
Serhan Handani
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