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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?

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.

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.

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.

This week in UK legal AI: Anthropic moves into legal workflows

Anthropic’s legal plugin lands, markets react, and we try it.

This week in UK legal AI: workflows beat chatbots

Lexis pilots multi step legal workflows. UK rollouts keep moving

This week in UK legal AI: £17.50 AI contract reviews land

A UK firm puts an AI contract review on the menu for £17.50. What it means for supervision, scope, and client expectations.

This week in UK legal AI: predictions for 2026, minus the hype

Artificial Lawyer’s 2026 calls, plus my own bets for UK practice.

This week in UK legal AI: Law Society wants clarity on the rules

The Law Society calls for clearer guidance on AI, not deregulation. Plus agentic AI and the build your own tools trend

Boxing Day edition: What UK regulators are implying about legal AI

A sceptical read on the Spectator panic piece, plus privilege and copyright updates.

This week in UK legal AI: law firm gamifies Copilot use

Shoosmiths links bonuses to Copilot usage, Grapple pushes “law without lawyers”, and a tribunal correction shows why checking outputs still matters.

This week in UK legal AI: CMS backs Harvey at scale

CMS rolls Harvey out to 7,000 people, and yet more new court warnings on AI hallucinations.

This week in UK legal AI: Bar Council sets AI expectations

Bar Council tightens expectations on AI use plus AI in hiring and tech roles.

This week in UK legal AI: Mazur, AI and reserved activities

This week in UK legal AI: AI job changes and chatbot red flags

This week’s developments underline a simple theme: AI is now a management issue, not just a tech curiosity.