Extinct? The Lawyer Lord Chancellor – Counsel
‘Joshua Rozenberg QC reflects on whether we’ve seen the last of the legally qualified Lord Chancellors.’
Counsel, October 2017
Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk
Category: legal profession
Legal brains will have a week to defeat AI in lawyer v machine challenge – Legal Futures
‘More than 50 solicitors, barristers and in-house counsel have volunteered to outsmart predictive software based on artificial intelligence in a ground-breaking lawyer v machine challenge.’
Legal Futures, 3rd October 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
EVENT: The Bar Council – Legal Consequences of Brexit
‘This seminar, organised jointly by the Bar Council and the Deutscher Anwaltverein (German Bar Association), will offer a platform for a discussion on the legal consequences of Brexit.
It will include topics such as the Art. 50 Litigation and the consequences for constitutional law and passporting and mutual recognition in financial services post-Brexit.’
Date: 20th October 2017, 2.00-5.00pm
Location: The General Council of the Bar, 289 – 293 High Holbon, WC1V 7HZ London
Charge: See website for details
More information can be found here.
Ep. 10: How A.I. is set to change the legal profession – Law Pod UK
‘Tom Beamont talks to Rosalind English about the role artificial intelligence is likely to play in the way lawyers and judges operate in the U.K., including discussion about the use of e-Disclosure, online dispute resolution, and whether advice and decisions can reliably be generated by algorithms.’
Law Pod UK, 1st September 2017
Source: audioboom.com
The robots are taking over, and the legal profession is not immune – UK Human Rights Blog
‘Richard Susskind, IT adviser to the Lord Chief Justice, has spent many years looking into the future of the law. In a fascinating podcast paving the way for his new book The Future of the Professions and the updated Tomorrow’s Lawyers, he discusses with OUP’s George Miller the new world of technological advancements in the day to day management of dispute resolution. We have taken the liberty of summarising the podcast here and posting a link to the interview at the end of this post.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 21st August 2017
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
Richard Susskind on the future of law – OUP Blog
‘In the latest episode of the Oxford Law Vox podcast Richard Susskind talks to George Miller about the gaining momentum of technology and AI in the law profession. They discuss just how vital it is that lawyers learn to reinvent themselves and work alongside technology.’
OUP Blog, 13th August 2017
Source: blog.oup.com
Lawyers face prosecution threat over financial sanctions compliance – Legal Futures
‘Lawyers are among those who could face prosecution if they fail to report information that could undermine UK financial sanctions, after a change to the law that came into force this week.’
Legal Futures, 10th August 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Judge spearheading late-night courts confronts the critics – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The senior judge in charge of modernising the courts service has hit out at “ill-informed comments” from lawyers and “misunderstandings” about controversial plans to test out-of-hours courts.’
Law Society's Gazette, 1st August 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Ready for robot lawyers? How students can prepare for the future of law – The Guardian
‘From algorithms and artificial intelligence to smart contracts, technology will transform the legal profession. Here’s what it could mean for law students.’
The Guardian, 31st July 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Access to justice charity calls for profession to certify quality of public legal education – Legal Futures
‘The profession should play an active role in certifying the quality of public legal information (PLE) so as to help people identify whether they have legal problems, according to the head of an access to justice charity.’
Legal Futures, 25th July 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Speech by the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales at the Dinner for Her Majesty’s Judges, 5 July 2017 – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
‘Speech by the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales at the Dinner for Her Majesty’s Judges, 5 July 2017.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 6th July 2017
Media litigators unhappy with procedure and costs budgeting – Litigation Futures
‘Lawyers and other users of the new media and communications list are unhappy with how the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) apply to the field, and particularly costs budgeting, according to the outcome of a consultation launched by Mr Justice Warby.’
Law & Religion UK, 3rd July 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
“Weak competition” and legal culture behind lack of external investment through ABS, says LSB report – Legal Futures
‘The low level of external investment in law firms since alternative business structures (ABSs) were allowed more than five years ago “may be a symptom of weak competition in the market overall”, a Legal Services Board (LSB) report has suggested.’
Legal Futures, 15th June 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Lawyers make the grade in BAME ‘power lists’ – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Eight lawyers including six magic circle partners have been named in a power list celebrating the best BAME (black, Asian and minority ethnic) business leaders.’
Law Society's Gazette, 30th May 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
LPP: handle with care – New Law Journal
‘Erosion of privilege—are we at the thin end of the wedge, asks David Owen.’
New Law Journal, 19th May 2017
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
Are LQCs independent (and do they want to be?) – UK Police Law Blog
‘A recent decision from the High Court in Chief Constable of Thames Valley v Police Misconduct Panel [2017] EWHC 923 (Admin) says that misconduct panels can now be judicially reviewed by Chief Constables – but gives rise to a number of new and potentially awkward questions.’
UK Police Law Blog, 22nd May 2017
Source: www.ukpolicelawblog.com
A new understanding of ‘professionalism’ – Legal Voice
‘Many lawyers are in denial about the toll traumatic cases can take on them and their work. Time to drop the stiff upper lip, says Lee Moore.’
Legal Voice, 11th May 2017
Source: www.legalvoice.org.uk
