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30 January 2026
AI in Legal Practice: Implications for Solicitors
AI is transforming how solicitors work, but not where responsibility lies. Emerging case law and guidance reinforce the need for careful supervision and ethical use of AI in legal practice.Read story -
28 January 2026
Judicial Shadowing Initiative 2026
We are delighted to present an exclusive professional development opportunity reserved for members of the London Solicitors Litigation Association: the LSLA Judicial Shadowing Programme.Read story -
19 December 2025
The Future of AI Training
On 4 November 2025, Mrs Justice Joanna Smith delivered a 205-page judgment in Getty Images v Stability AI, a closely watched case on the limits of lawful AI training, copyright and data use.Read story -
02 December 2025
LSLA Judicial Shadowing and Mentorship Diversity Schemes
The London Solicitors Litigation Association has introduced two key initiatives focused on diversity, inclusion and professional development.Read story -
21 November 2025
Public access to key commercial court documents
A new pilot will introduce online public access to key commercial court documents, which LSLA President Nikki Edwards has described as a significant step towards open justice.Read story -
24 October 2025
Chatting with AI: practice, privilege and problems
The legal profession is getting ever closer to a range of artificial intelligence companions. From litigants in person using ChatGPT to major law firms using sophisticated proprietary systems, the way we do law is changingRead story -
24 October 2025
A New Era of Corporate Accountability: The Failure to Prevent Fraud Offence by Charlotte Hill
We are pleased to share an overview of the UK’s new corporate offence of Failure to Prevent Fraud, which took effect on 1 September 2025 under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023.Read story -
03 October 2025
Constructive trusts and dishonest assistance
Jason Woodland, a Partner at Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP is a committee member of the LSLA and Edward Irwin is a senior associate at Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP and Vice President of the Junior LSLA. They share their thoughts on the nature of constructive trusts, the scope of equitable compensation, and the limits of equitable set-off in cases involving dishonest assistance.Read story -
16 September 2025
Securities litigation: Wirral Council v Indivior & Reckitt
In June the Supreme Court refused Wirral Council’s application for permission to appeal the decision by the Court of Appeal upholding the strike-out of aspects of its securities claim against Indivior plc and Reckitt Benckiser Group plc. What consequences will this have, if any, for the future of securities group litigation in England and Wales?Read story -
12 September 2025
Redrawing boundaries for fiduciary duties and motor finance claims
Ceri Morgan, Membership Secretary and Knowledge Counsel at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP, analyses the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Johnson v FirstRand Bank Ltd, which reshapes the law of fiduciary relationships and common law briberyRead story
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