Law Society makes regulation recommendations ahead of AI Safety Summit
Ahead of the AI Safety Summit 2023, the Law Society of England and Wales has made artificial intelligence (AI) regulation recommendations for the government to consider. The recommendations, made in response to the government’s white paper on regulation, include: The expertise of the legal profession should be recognised and harnessed in the AI regulatory approach. […]
Law Society raise concerns over SRA proposal to cover Solicitors Compensation Fund shortfall
The Law Society of England and Wales have expressed their concern regarding the idea that the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) are considering a one-off levy on the profession to cover the likely shortfall in the Solicitors Compensation Fund. This shortfall has come off the back of the significant losses from the Axiom Ince, Metamorph and […]
The global rise of AI: opportunities and challenges
At the start of November, the government will host the first global summit on artificial intelligence (AI), with a focus on the safe use of AI. The AI Safety Summit will be at Bletchley Park, a venue representing innovation and pioneering, and once the top-secret home of WW2 codebreakers. The Summit will focus on the […]
Concerns mount over GP medical record access for abuse survivors
More than twenty Violence Against Women and Girls organisations, including Refuge, Women’s Aid, and End Violence Against Women Coalition, and the British Medical Association are concerned about the safety of domestic abuse survivors and victims of stalking as GPs in England fulfil their contractual requirement to provide patients with remote access to their medical records […]
SRA transparency rules compliance remains low, yet regulator sees success
An independent report has revealed that a significant number of law firms are still struggling to fully comply with the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) transparency rules, even though a minority of legal practitioners believe these rules are in the best interest of consumers. The SRA, however, celebrates the report as evidence of the scheme’s effectiveness. […]
4PB’s Barbara Mills KC leads delegation to Nairobi Centre for International Arbitration
Barbara Mills KC, 4PB’s Joint Head of Chambers, has this week led a delegation from the Bar Council of England and Wales to Nairobi, where among other things, there was a meeting at the Nairobi Centre of International Arbitration. The meeting was an exchange of ideas regarding potential collaboration and how the parties’ combined expertise […]
