UK Legal Briefing
Independent coverage of UK law, AI policy and legal developments with practical public impact.
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UK Government Accepts 44 Statutory AI Rules as Law Society Bans Autonomous Delegation
Ministers endorse 44 independent recommendations establishing continuous lifecycle auditing for AI systems, while the Law Society warns solicitors against delegating decisions to agentic AI.
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UK Information Commission Launched as SRA Issues AI Hallucinations Warning
The UK ICO transitions to the Information Commission with statutory AI audit powers, as legal regulators warn solicitors of strict liability for AI court hallucinations.
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House of Commons Summons Tech Giants Over AI Safety Incidents and Pre-Deployment Testing
The UK House of Commons Business & Trade Committee summons OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, and Meta for urgent hearings on AI safety liabilities and human oversight.
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ICO Launches Major Regulatory Audit into 11 AI Foundation Model Developers
The UK Information Commissioner's Office formally audits 11 leading AI foundation model developers over web scraping, training data privacy, and automated decision-making under the Data Act 2025.