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Has the bar or regulator issued generative-AI guidance?

General generative-AI guidance for practitioners issued by a bar, law society or regulator.

As of 2026-09-04, 4 of 130 countries and entities have a binding rule for bar guidance on generative AI, 32 have official guidance, 3 have a proposal, 0 are set by case law, 83 were checked with nothing found and 8 remain unclear. Binding countries: India, Poland, Slovakia, Spain.

Binding ruleOfficial guidanceProposed / consultationSet by case lawNothing foundNot yet determined
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Where this rule exists, by status

Binding rule4

India

Asia-Pacific · verified 2026-09-04

The Bar Council of India circular of 17 July 2026 on digital and social-media conduct requires advocates to disclose generative-AI use in online legal-awareness content and prohibits fabricated judgments, AI-generated non-existent case law and deepfake court content, with disciplinary consequences. No general generative-AI practice guidance exists yet.

Poland

Europe · verified 2026-09-04

Two-track. 'AI w pracy radcy prawnego' (KIRP, 1st edition, Warsaw 2025, ISBN 978-83-972004-4-9) sets 22 recommendations for legal advisers and is guidance. The NRA ethics code amendments of 12–13 June 2026 (new § 23e, amended § 19(6)) bind advocates.

Slovakia

Europe · verified 2026-09-04

Unlike most European bars, SAK legislated rather than advised: 'Pravidlá používania nástrojov umelej inteligencie v advokátskej praxi', Presidium Resolution 12/4/2025 of 31 Mar 2025 (in force 1 May 2025), amended by Resolution 21/14/2025 of 6 Nov 2025 adding a ten-article methodological guidance plus model client clauses, published in Vestník SAK issue 87 on 25 Nov 2025.

Spain

Europe · verified 2026-09-04

Binding: CGAE Circular 3/2026 on generative AI and verification. Guidance: the Madrid Bar Guide of Good Practice of October 2025 and the CGAE White Paper on AI and the Legal Profession presented on 30 January 2026. The press also cites a 2024 CGAE AI guide and Circular 1/2025, which were not opened.

Official guidance32

Argentina

Americas · verified 2026-09-04

The Buenos Aires bar's Guide for the Use of AI for Lawyers, published in July 2025 by its fintech and legaltech laboratory, sets four pillars: responsible use, permanent human control, data protection and confidentiality, and continuous training, with an explicit warning on hallucinations and non-delegation of decisions.

Australia

Asia-Pacific · verified 2026-09-04

Dense. A joint statement of three regulators (6 December 2024), QLS Guidance Statement No. 37 (31 May 2024) and a QLS AI checklist, and the Law Society of NSW's Solicitor's Guide to Responsible Use of AI (9 January 2026), which also runs a court-protocols hub tracking every Australian court instrument.

Austria

Europe · verified 2026-09-04

ÖRAK 'KÜNSTLICHE INTELLIGENZ (KI) IN ANWALTSKANZLEIEN', Stand September 2025, issued by the ÖRAK's Ausschuss IT und Digitalisierung — four pages in five sections (AI basics, professional and data-protection framework, practical implementation, AI competence, provider checklist), distributed through the Anwaltsblatt. The ÖRAK also ran its first KI-Tag in March 2026.

Belgium

Europe · verified 2026-09-04

'Richtlijnen voor advocaten voor het gebruik van Artificiële Intelligentie' / 'Lignes directrices à l'intention des avocat(e)s sur l'utilisation de l'intelligence artificielle', dated 1 February 2025 (announced 31 Jan 2025), issued jointly by the OVB and Avocats.be through their digitalisation and deontology commissions. Six pages, bilingual, adding no new deontological duties but applying existing ones.

Brazil

Americas · verified 2026-09-04

Federal OAB Recommendation 001/2024, approved 11 November 2024, sets four pillars: applicable law, confidentiality, ethical practice and communication about AI use. It was elevated to institutional policy by the National Plan for Integrating AI into Legal Practice of 15 June 2026, which promises a Code of Good Practice.

Canada

Americas · verified 2026-09-04

Thirteen of fourteen law societies have issued generative-AI guidance (all except New Brunswick), grounded in the Federation of Law Societies Model Code. The Canadian Bar Association publishes Ethics of Artificial Intelligence for the Legal Practitioner as a national practice tool.

Czechia

Europe · verified 2026-09-04

ČAK issued 'Stanovisko k užívání umělé inteligence (AI) při poskytování právních služeb' (PDF dated 20 Sept 2023, author Martin Maisner), a six-point non-binding opinion. A broader 'Strategie ČAK pro oblast umělé inteligence' was board-approved in structure by 7 July 2026, with formal adoption expected September 2026.

Finland

Europe · verified 2026-09-04

Annex 5 of Data Security Manual B 05.2, 'Tekoälyopas asianajajalle' (AI guide for the advocate), added 19 Apr 2024, updated by the board 13 Nov 2025, in force 1 Dec 2025. Twelve numbered requirements plus a Copilot deployment guide. Recommendatory, but a commentary on the binding B 05.1.

France

Europe · verified 2026-09-04

Two CNB documents: the 'Guide pratique — Utilisation des systèmes d'intelligence artificielle générative' (1st ed., September 2024, 42 pp.) and the 'Guide pratique — La déontologie et l'intelligence artificielle' adopted at the assemblée générale of 17 March 2026. The CNB also republished the CCBE guide and runs a free Skilia/Lefebvre Dalloz AI course open until 2027.

Germany

Europe · verified 2026-09-04

BRAK 'Hinweise zum Einsatz von künstlicher Intelligenz (KI)', Stand December 2024, published 9 Jan 2025 — eight sections covering § 43 BRAO verification, confidentiality and § 43e outsourcing, BRAO transparency, the AI Act, copyright/tax/insurance risks and European bar recommendations. BRAK also circulated the CCBE generative-AI guide and the CCBE technical guide adopted 27 Mar 2026.

International bodies

International bodies · verified 2026-09-04

The CCBE Guide on generative AI for lawyers of 2 October 2025 is the reference for European bars; the IBA and CAIDP report The Future is Now and the IBA ANLBS guide on AI as a professional tool are the global bar-level texts. All are non-binding.

Israel

Middle East · verified 2026-09-04

Opinion At/60/24, the first Israeli bar instrument on generative AI, published 2024 by the National Ethics Committee. In March 2025 Bar president Amit Bechar directed the drafting of detailed permitted/prohibited AI rules; those detailed rules had not been published as of 4 September 2026.

Italy

Europe · verified 2026-09-04

The National Bar Council's official output is the article 13 model client notice of 13 October 2025 and the Italian edition of the CCBE guide published in November 2025; no standalone generative-AI guideline was located. Local bars such as Torre Annunziata and Rome have issued their own guidelines.

Malaysia

Asia-Pacific · verified 2026-09-04

Two circulars. Circular 342/2023 (24 November 2023) on the risks and precautions of ChatGPT in the profession, and Circular 242/2025 (3 July 2025), which annexes an advisory setting out recommended and prohibited uses, a nine-risk mitigation table and a four-R framework.

Netherlands

Europe · verified 2026-09-04

NOvA 'Aanbevelingen AI in de advocatuur', published end of 2025 (reported 10 Dec 2025), prepared by the projectgroep Digitalisering & AI. Structured around the five statutory core values — deskundigheid, vertrouwelijkheid, onafhankelijkheid, integriteit, partijdigheid — with about seventeen concrete recommendations. The NOvA also points members to the CCBE guides.

Singapore

Asia-Pacific · verified 2026-09-04

Two instruments in 2026: MinLaw's Guide for Using Generative AI in the Legal Sector (6 March 2026) for law practices adopting AI, and the Law Society's Advisory on the Use of Publicly Available AI Tools (2 April 2026) for consumer chatbots. Both are non-binding but track the professional conduct rules.

Sweden

Europe · verified 2026-09-04

The board adopted general advice on generative AI models on 13 June 2024; a working group then produced 'Vägledning om användning av generativ AI i advokatverksamhet', dated Stockholm 12 June 2025, with sections on regulatory compliance, advisory liability, confidentiality, and principal liability and office organisation.

Switzerland

Europe · verified 2026-09-04

SAV-Wegleitung für den Umgang mit künstlicher Intelligenz — approved by the SAV board on 14 June 2024, republished 16 February 2025 with the Federal Council's 12 Feb 2025 decisions. Six pages plus glossary, covering professional secrecy and data protection, independent verification, liability, copyright, notification duties, and the Swiss/EU/Council of Europe regulatory landscape.

Türkiye

Middle East · verified 2026-09-04

'Recommendation Guide on the Use of Artificial Intelligence for Lawyers', published by TBB on 28 Aug 2026, prepared by its Information and Technology Law Commission following the AI and Advocacy Workshop in Ankara on 14-15 Feb 2026. 44 pages, principle-based, expressly advisory and subject to periodic review. It notably bars profiling, scoring or comparing judges' decisions using their identity data, or attempting to predict a named judge's ruling in a given file.

United Kingdom

Europe · verified 2026-09-04

Four current documents: BSB 'Guidance on the use of Artificial Intelligence and Other Technologies' (from 18 May 2026), Bar Council 'Considerations when using ChatGPT and generative AI' (25 Nov 2025), Law Society 'Generative AI: the essentials' (June 2026) and the SRA's Risk Outlook report on AI in the legal market (Nov 2023), alongside the SRA's compliance tips and warning notice.

United States

Americas · verified 2026-09-04

ABA Formal Opinion 512 (29 Jul 2024) is the national ethics baseline. Sector regulators have added their own: USPTO practice guidance (11 Apr 2024) and DOJ EOIR Policy Memorandum 25-40 (8 Aug 2025) for immigration proceedings.

Proposed / consultation3

Set by case law0

No countries in this status.

Nothing found83

Afghanistanprovisional

Asia-Pacific · researched 2026-09-04

No generative-AI guidance from the national bar or law society found as of 4 September 2026.

Albaniaprovisional

Europe · researched 2026-09-04

No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.

Algeriaprovisional

Africa · researched 2026-09-04

No bar-association or law-society generative-AI guidance for practitioners was found as of 4 September 2026.

Armeniaprovisional

Europe · researched 2026-09-04

No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.

Azerbaijanprovisional

Asia-Pacific · researched 2026-09-04

No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.

Bahrain

Middle East · verified 2026-09-04

No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026. No generative-AI guidance from the Bahrain Bar Society was located.

Bangladesh

Asia-Pacific · verified 2026-09-04

No Bangladesh Bar Council guidance on generative AI found as of 4 September 2026.

Belarusprovisional

Europe · researched 2026-09-04

No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.

Boliviaprovisional

Americas · researched 2026-09-04

No generative-AI guidance from the national bar or law society found as of 4 September 2026.

Bosnia and Herzegovinaprovisional

Europe · researched 2026-09-04

No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.

Botswanaprovisional

Africa · researched 2026-09-04

No bar-association or law-society generative-AI guidance for practitioners was found as of 4 September 2026.

Bruneiprovisional

Asia-Pacific · researched 2026-09-04

No generative-AI guidance from the national bar or law society found as of 4 September 2026.

Cambodiaprovisional

Asia-Pacific · researched 2026-09-04

No generative-AI guidance from the Bar Association of the Kingdom of Cambodia found as of 4 September 2026.

Cameroonprovisional

Africa · researched 2026-09-04

No bar-association or law-society generative-AI guidance for practitioners was found as of 4 September 2026.

Chile

Americas · verified 2026-09-04

No generative-AI guidance from the Chilean Bar Association, membership of which is voluntary, found as of 4 September 2026.

Colombia

Americas · verified 2026-09-04

Colombia has no mandatory bar; no practitioner-facing generative-AI guidance from the Ministry of Justice or the National Commission of Judicial Discipline was found as of 4 September 2026.

Costa Rica

Americas · verified 2026-09-04

No generative-AI guidance from the Costa Rican Bar Association found as of 4 September 2026.

Côte d'Ivoireprovisional

Africa · researched 2026-09-04

No bar-association or law-society generative-AI guidance for practitioners was found as of 4 September 2026.

Cubaprovisional

Americas · researched 2026-09-04

No generative-AI guidance from the national bar or law society found as of 4 September 2026.

Dominican Republic

Americas · verified 2026-09-04

No generative-AI guidance from the Dominican Bar Association found as of 4 September 2026.

Ecuador

Americas · verified 2026-09-04

No generative-AI guidance from provincial bar associations found as of 4 September 2026.

Egypt

Africa · verified 2026-09-04

No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026. The Egyptian Bar Association has run 'Generative AI for Lawyers' workshops with MCIT since October 2025 but has published no guidance, circular or charter on lawyers' AI use.

El Salvadorprovisional

Americas · researched 2026-09-04

No generative-AI guidance from the national bar or law society found as of 4 September 2026.

Ethiopiaprovisional

Africa · researched 2026-09-04

No bar-association or law-society generative-AI guidance for practitioners was found as of 4 September 2026.

Georgiaprovisional

Europe · researched 2026-09-04

No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.

Guatemalaprovisional

Americas · researched 2026-09-04

No generative-AI guidance from the Colegio de Abogados y Notarios de Guatemala found as of 4 September 2026.

Hondurasprovisional

Americas · researched 2026-09-04

No generative-AI guidance from the Colegio de Abogados de Honduras found as of 4 September 2026.

Iceland

Europe · verified 2026-09-04

Lögmannafélag Íslands has published no generative-AI guidance, circular or code amendment; its site carries no gervigreind material as of 4 September 2026, though a 'digital sovereignty' panel is scheduled for Lagadagurinn 2026.

Iranprovisional

Middle East · researched 2026-09-04

No bar-association or law-society generative-AI guidance for practitioners was found as of 4 September 2026.

Iraqprovisional

Middle East · researched 2026-09-04

No bar-association or law-society generative-AI guidance for practitioners was found as of 4 September 2026.

Jamaicaprovisional

Americas · researched 2026-09-04

No generative-AI guidance from Jamaica's General Legal Council found as of 4 September 2026.

Jordanprovisional

Middle East · researched 2026-09-04

No bar-association or law-society generative-AI guidance for practitioners was found as of 4 September 2026.

Kazakhstanprovisional

Asia-Pacific · researched 2026-09-04

No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.

Kenya

Africa · verified 2026-09-04

The LSK has formed an ICT and AI Committee to guide adoption and training under President Charles Kanjama, and speakers at the 2026 LSK Annual Conference urged it to make AI rules including mandatory disclosure, but no LSK guidance document exists as of 4 September 2026.

Kyrgyzstanprovisional

Asia-Pacific · researched 2026-09-04

No generative-AI guidance from the Advokatura of the Kyrgyz Republic found as of 4 September 2026.

Laosprovisional

Asia-Pacific · researched 2026-09-04

No generative-AI guidance from the national bar or law society found as of 4 September 2026.

Latvia

Europe · verified 2026-09-04

The Collegium's published internal normative acts are limited to its 2022 statutes, the 2019 Ethics Code and the Council's complaints procedure. No generative-AI guidance, circular or code amendment was published as of 4 September 2026.

Macaoprovisional

Asia-Pacific · researched 2026-09-04

No generative-AI guidance from the national bar or law society found as of 4 September 2026.

Mauritiusprovisional

Africa · researched 2026-09-04

No bar-association or law-society generative-AI guidance for practitioners was found as of 4 September 2026.

Mexico

Americas · verified 2026-09-04

No generative-AI guidance from the Barra Mexicana, Colegio de Abogados or any other Mexican bar association found as of 4 September 2026; the Barra offers a paid diploma course on generative AI ethics for lawyers but has published no guidance document.

Moldovaprovisional

Europe · researched 2026-09-04

No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.

Mongoliaprovisional

Asia-Pacific · researched 2026-09-04

No generative-AI guidance from the Mongolian Bar Association found as of 4 September 2026.

Montenegroprovisional

Europe · researched 2026-09-04

No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.

Morocco

Africa · verified 2026-09-04

No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026. No AI charter or guidance from the Association des Barreaux du Maroc was located; a private association of digital-law practitioners (APDND) launched in Casablanca in April 2026 but is not a regulator.

Mozambiqueprovisional

Africa · researched 2026-09-04

No bar-association or law-society generative-AI guidance for practitioners was found as of 4 September 2026.

Myanmarprovisional

Asia-Pacific · researched 2026-09-04

No generative-AI guidance from the national bar or law society found as of 4 September 2026.

Namibiaprovisional

Africa · researched 2026-09-04

No bar-association or law-society generative-AI guidance for practitioners was found as of 4 September 2026.

Nepal

Asia-Pacific · verified 2026-09-04

No Nepal Bar Council or Nepal Bar Association guidance on AI found as of 4 September 2026.

Nicaraguaprovisional

Americas · researched 2026-09-04

No generative-AI guidance from the national bar or law society found as of 4 September 2026.

North Macedoniaprovisional

Europe · researched 2026-09-04

No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.

Omanprovisional

Middle East · researched 2026-09-04

No bar-association or law-society generative-AI guidance for practitioners was found as of 4 September 2026.

Pakistan

Asia-Pacific · verified 2026-09-04

No Pakistan Bar Council or provincial bar guidance on generative AI found as of 4 September 2026.

Panama

Americas · verified 2026-09-04

No generative-AI guidance from the National Bar Association found as of 4 September 2026.

Paraguayprovisional

Americas · researched 2026-09-04

No generative-AI guidance from the Colegio de Abogados del Paraguay found as of 4 September 2026.

Peru

Americas · verified 2026-09-04

No generative-AI guidance from the Lima Bar or other bar colleges found as of 4 September 2026.

Puerto Ricoprovisional

Americas · researched 2026-09-04

No generative-AI guidance from the Colegio de Abogados y Abogadas de Puerto Rico found as of 4 September 2026.

Qatar

Middle East · verified 2026-09-04

Qatar has no independent bar association; lawyers are licensed by the Ministry of Justice, which has published no generative-AI guidance for practitioners as of 4 September 2026.

Russiaprovisional

Europe · researched 2026-09-04

No Federal Chamber of Lawyers guidance, ethics opinion or rule on generative AI use by advocates was located as of 4 September 2026.

Rwandaprovisional

Africa · researched 2026-09-04

No bar-association or law-society generative-AI guidance for practitioners was found as of 4 September 2026.

Saudi Arabia

Middle East · verified 2026-09-04

No generative-AI guidance for practitioners published by the Saudi Bar Association or the Ministry of Justice as of 4 September 2026. Practitioners are directed to SDAIA's horizontal instruments.

Senegalprovisional

Africa · researched 2026-09-04

No bar-association or law-society generative-AI guidance for practitioners was found as of 4 September 2026.

Serbiaprovisional

Europe · researched 2026-09-04

No Serbian Bar Association rule, ethics opinion or guidance on generative AI use by lawyers was located as of 4 September 2026.

Tanzaniaprovisional

Africa · researched 2026-09-04

No bar-association or law-society generative-AI guidance for practitioners was found as of 4 September 2026.

Trinidad and Tobagoprovisional

Americas · researched 2026-09-04

No generative-AI guidance from the Law Association of Trinidad and Tobago found as of 4 September 2026.

Tunisiaprovisional

Africa · researched 2026-09-04

No bar-association or law-society generative-AI guidance for practitioners was found as of 4 September 2026.

Ugandaprovisional

Africa · researched 2026-09-04

No bar-association or law-society generative-AI guidance for practitioners was found as of 4 September 2026.

United Arab Emirates

Middle East · verified 2026-09-04

The UAE has no independent national bar association; advocates are licensed by the Ministry of Justice and the emirate-level legal affairs departments. No generative-AI guidance for practitioners has been published by any of them as of 4 September 2026.

Uruguay

Americas · verified 2026-09-04

No generative-AI guidance from the Uruguayan Bar Association found as of 4 September 2026.

Uzbekistanprovisional

Asia-Pacific · researched 2026-09-04

No generative-AI guidance from the national bar or law society found as of 4 September 2026.

Venezuelaprovisional

Americas · researched 2026-09-04

No generative-AI guidance from the national bar or law society found as of 4 September 2026.

Zambiaprovisional

Africa · researched 2026-09-04

No bar-association or law-society generative-AI guidance for practitioners was found as of 4 September 2026.

Zimbabweprovisional

Africa · researched 2026-09-04

No bar-association or law-society generative-AI guidance for practitioners was found as of 4 September 2026.

Not yet determined8

China

Asia-Pacific · verified 2026-09-04

The All China Lawyers Association site lists only an industry-observation article on AI; no guidance was located before the research budget ran out, and lawyer-facing AI guidance could not be confirmed either way.

Hungary

Europe · verified 2026-09-04

The MÜK homepage was checked on 4 September 2026 and showed no AI news, regulation or professional position; its Szakmai álláspontok and Szabályzattár repositories could not be searched without search access, so absence of guidance is not established.

Luxembourg

Europe · verified 2026-09-04

The Luxembourg Bar website (barreau.lu) returned an error page throughout this research pass, so the absence of bar guidance could not be confirmed. Treat as unchecked. The Bar is a CCBE member and the CCBE guide of 2 Oct 2025 and technical guide of 27 Mar 2026 are the default references.

Romania

Europe · verified 2026-09-04

unbr.ro returned HTTP 403 on 4 September 2026 and could not be inspected; no UNBR Council decision or guidance on generative AI could be confirmed or excluded.

South Korea

Asia-Pacific · verified 2026-09-04

The Korean Bar Association had issued no AI guidance; its June 2024 page only summarises activity by other bars. A Seoul Bar Association legal-tech and AI committee reportedly drafted guidelines, but no text was located.

Sri Lanka

Asia-Pacific · verified 2026-09-04

A Bar Association of Sri Lanka draft framework on generative AI in legal practice was reported in June 2026, but a site search on 4 September 2026 returned no AI-related post and no document could be opened.

Thailand

Asia-Pacific · verified 2026-09-04

Leaning negative but not established. The Lawyers Council homepage was opened and carries no AI item in news, regulations or announcements; the Thai Bar Association site is a splash page. Neither is strong enough to record as an affirmative absence.

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