What's New In Legal? August 2023 Round-Up

As the summer sunsets and vacations come to a close, it's time to catch up with the most captivating stories and noteworthy updates from the legal world. You'll find them in this month's edition of "What's New In Legal?" 

AI Developments 

• The blame game: who takes the heat when AI messes up? [Legal Cheeck] 
• Gen AI: Peak hype doesn’t mean you should sit back and wait [Legal IT Insider] 
• Improving access to justice – is AI the answer? [Legal Cheek] 
• Robin AI Launches Free AI-Generated Legal Dictionary [Solicitors Journal] 

Tech Regulation 

• Big Tech braces for EU Digital Services Act regulations [Reuters] 
• Will the Law Commission’s digital assets final report make the UK a DeFi jurisdiction of choice? [TechCrunch] 
• European Union: What Impact Will The Retained EU Law Act Have On Data, E-commerce, Tech And IP? [Mondaq] 
• UK's Encryption Law: Why Tech Giants May Exit [Electropages] 

Future of Work 

• Time for Law Firms to Widen Their Brief With an EVP [Lawyer Monthly] 
• How implementing AI guide rails today will benefit society tomorrow [Legal IT Insider] 
• Cybersecurity Advice for Law Firms From Arctic Wolf’s Dan Schiappa [Digit News] 
• How technology can empower diversity in law firms [Solicitors Journal]