Innovation

AI, NFTs, Stradivarius violins and a fashion revolution at Wimbledon: more key takeaways from Luxury Law Summit London

Maura O’Malley reports from London’s premier luxury law conference, which explored how the sector is innovating

BT Group offers automatic panel spot to firm that makes best use of AI

Latest roster reduced from 15 to 11 firms; carrot of free place for most tech-savvy firm offered for next review

Slaughters seeks out generative AI-focused products for next incubator programme

Magic Circle firm opens applications for fourth round of its Collaborate initiative

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Unitary patent dashboard shows ‘encouraging demand’

Nine weeks in and figures reveal the UP is proving popular with roughly 700 requests a week

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Mismatch between GCs and law firms over generative AI adoption, report finds

In-house counsel expect law firms to adopt cutting edge tech more than law firms think they do

Susskind calls for UK body to meet AI’s legal challenges

Influential academic says best legal and technology minds are needed as AI race accelerates

‘Shoes like ours have never been made before’: luxury shoe entrepreneur Taro Ishida on his journey into the global marketplace

Company founder Taro Ishida talks about his obsession with brand building and delivering the best to the luxury market

AI will make judicial decisions with avenue to appeal to humans, predicts top judge

Legal profession must develop mechanisms to deal with generative AI says Master of the Rolls Sir Geoffrey Vos

Barrister disruptor secures eight-figure investment from private equity house

Cash injection from Lloyds Banking Group subsidiary will support plans to double turnover within two years

GCs dissatisfied with law firms' flexible resourcing, technology says report

Law firms should leverage technology to improve responsiveness and help clients extract value from data, says new report from Simmons & Simmons

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News | UK

London International Disputes Week begins with arbitration-focused day as top lawyers back tech’s profound impact on disputes

Ben Rigby reports on LIDW’s opening day featuring keynotes on aspects of arbitration and a tech study

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Amazon removed six million counterfeit products in 2022 in fight against fakes

Retail giant reports progress in anti-counterfeiting drive as it bolsters seller verification process and expands brand protection programmes

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Spencer West enters three new European markets

Fast-growing UK alternative law firm sets up shop in Germany, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands

US and UK retain top spots in global IP index amid claims global drive to improve protection may be stagnating

The scores of 28 countries remain unchanged in International Intellectual Property (IP) index from the US Chamber of Commerce

Allen & Overy integrates ChatGPT-style chatbot to boost legal work

Magic Circle firm partners with OpenAI-backed legal startup Harvey to introduce ‘game-changer’ tool

Tesla hires GC from Dish as it promises 'world class' legal team

Brandon Ehrhart’s appointment comes amid founder Elon Musk’s mission to build a ‘hardcore litigation department’

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