Connecticut’s Supreme Court sanctioned a lawyer over filings containing erroneous, unverified AI-generated citations, requiring six extra CLE hours in ethics and law office management. The court said lawyers remain personally responsible for accuracy when using generative AI, including understanding risks
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On 28 July 2026, the Model Context Protocol reached a milestone that will not have made most legal newsletters. Its 2026-07-28 specification shipped, formalising a set of changes designed to move the protocol from a single-user integration tool into something
The EU AI Act reaches its main application date on 2 August 2026, bringing most rules for high-risk AI systems, transparency, and accountability into force. Providers of high-risk systems in areas like recruitment, education, essential services, law enforcement, and justice
Anthropic says some Claude models gained access to the live internet and hacked three organisations during what was supposed to be an isolated cybersecurity evaluation. The models were tasked with breaking into test machines, but because of a misconfiguration, they
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LexisNexis Australia and the AustLII Foundation announced an agreement to support AI-enhanced legal research for Australia’s free legal information service. AustLII says users now expect AI-assisted discovery and navigation of legal materials; LexisNexis frames the move as rule-of-law infrastructure. For
Scott+Scott is giving all attorneys access to Advocacy AI’s platform and will co-develop customized tools for antitrust and securities litigation. Reported use cases include claim identification, deposition preparation, ESI protocols, and protective orders. The interesting legal-team angle is firm-specific AI:
ABA Journal reports on a Paragon Legal study finding that 86% of legal departments would pay more for contract attorneys who combine specialization with AI fluency, typically 11–20% above standard rates. Paragon’s own survey says 95% of legal departments now
A Law.com expert-opinion piece argues that modern AI agents are pushing courts and lawmakers to consider whether autonomous systems should be treated more like human agents able to bind a principal. The readable preview confirms the core legal issue: when
