Elwood is the latest AI for Law start-up to launch on the burgeoning Legal Technology market. Elwood is the brainchild of serial Law Tech entrepreneur Sidney James. I sat down with Sidney to discuss his latest venture and find out what was “real” about Elwood compared to other AI for Law offerings on the market.... The post Elwood launches claiming to be Real AI for Law appeared first on The Time Blawg ..read more

A halfway house for Legal Services Regulation Reform in Scotland was confirmed this past week by the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee of the Scottish Parliament when they published, on 8 February 2024, their Stage 1 Report on the Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill [PDF] (“The Report”). They perhaps did so with... The post Halfway House for Legal Services Regulation Reform in Scotland Confirmed appeared first on The Time Blawg ..read more

What does ChatGPT and Lawyers have to do with Horizon and The Post Office Scandal? This past week the country (UK) has been collectively transfixed, outraged and disillusioned by Mr Bates v The Post Office on ITV. A drama about the real life events known commonly as ‘The Post Office Scandal‘. One of the widest... The post ChatGPT + Lawyers v Horizon + The Post Office appeared first on The Time Blawg ..read more

In September 2023, Denis Potemkin of Majoto organised and chaired ‘The Great AI [in Law] Debate’ between me and Nicola Shaver. I am now managing to get around to posting about that on here to add to my series on Legal Chatbots. The debate motion was: Generative AI already enhances the delivery of legal services,... The post The AI in Law Debate: Shaver v Inkster and beyond appeared first on The Time Blawg ..read more

Inkster’s Law is a term coined, this past week, on LinkedIn by Gav Ward. It all started with a LinkedIn post by Dan Hunter. Dan starts the post with: Ok, here is my first pass at full syllabus for a comprehensive Legal GenAI subject… (What have I missed? Will post explanations, teaching notes, and references... The post Inkster’s Law appeared first on The Time Blawg ..read more

The Journal of the Law Society of Scotland (JLSS), which is published monthly, always lists a Blog of the Month. I was leafing through the December edition of the JLSS yesterday morning after it arrived in the post. To my surprise and delight, The Time Blawg is their Blog of the Month. In particular for... The post Blog of the Month at the JLSS! appeared first on The Time Blawg ..read more

Peak AI hype was surely reached this past week at the UK AI Safety Summit, organised by the UK Government. The culmination of the summit was Prime Minister Rishi Sunak interviewing Elon Musk. This was when peak AI hype truly kicked in. Especially when Musk said: We will have for the first time something that... The post Peak AI Hype at UK Safety Summit appeared first on The Time Blawg ..read more

What is the future of legal services? That is a question that Professor Richard Susskind attempted to answer at the University of Strathclyde on 19 October 2023. Although, Professor Susskind has, of course, spent the past 40 years trying to answer that very question. The Future of Legal Services: Drills and Holes? Before the talk... The post The Future of Legal Services: GenAI, Drills and Holes? appeared first on The Time Blawg ..read more

I had an exchange about Large Language Models (LLMs) in law, on Twitter (otherwise now known as X), a couple of days ago with Zach Abramowitz: LLMs in Law – The Hype I do think GenAI, in its current form, is over hyped and especially so when it comes to using it for the provision... The post LLMs in Law: Hype v Magic appeared first on The Time Blawg ..read more

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... The post New Zealand Law Society accept proposed Independent Regulator appeared first on The Time Blawg ..read more