Lawyers risk being sued for failing to use AI
PostsNews Lawyers risk being sued for failing to use AI By Legal Cheek on Jul 10 2026 7:17am 5 Taskforce warning Lawyers who fail to use artificial intelligence (AI) could find themselves on the wrong end of a negligence claim, according to a new legal statement from the UK Jurisdiction Taskforce (UKJT). Published this week, the taskforce’s Legal Statement on Liability for AI Harms notes that although there is no AI-specific liability regime in England and Wales, existing English law is capable of determining whether and when a person may be liable for harm caused by the use of AI. Among its conclusions is that lawyers can be liable not only for using AI incorrectly, but also for failing to use it at all.
- ▪PostsNews Lawyers risk being sued for failing to use AI By Legal Cheek on Jul 10 2026 7:17am 5 Taskforce warning Lawyers who fail to use artificial intelligence (AI) could find themselves on the wrong end of a negligence claim, according to
- ▪Published this week, the taskforce’s Legal Statement on Liability for AI Harms notes that although there is no AI-specific liability regime in England and Wales, existing English law is capable of determining whether and when a person may b
- ▪Among its conclusions is that lawyers can be liable not only for using AI incorrectly, but also for failing to use it at all.
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PostsNews Lawyers risk being sued for failing to use AI By Legal Cheek on Jul 10 2026 7:17am 5 Taskforce warning Lawyers who fail to use artificial intelligence (AI) could find themselves on the wrong end of a negligence claim, according to a new legal statement from the UK Jurisdiction Taskforce (UKJT). Published this week, the taskforce’s Legal Statement on Liability for AI Harms notes that although there is no AI-specific liability regime in England and Wales, existing English law is capable of determining whether and when a person may be liable for harm caused by the use of AI. Among its conclusions is that lawyers can be liable not only for using AI incorrectly, but also for failing to use it at all.
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