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Ethics opinions or rules on how AI-assisted work may be billed and what costs may be passed on.
As of 2026-09-04, 1 of 130 countries and entities have a binding rule for billing for AI work, 7 have official guidance, 0 have a proposal, 1 are set by case law, 111 were checked with nothing found and 10 remain unclear. Binding countries: Slovakia.
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Europe · verified 2026-09-04
Guidance Art. 8(2) states flatly that a lawyer must not charge the client for time spent training themselves on an AI tool. Art. 8(1) requires client information where AI use may materially affect the level of the fee.
Asia-Pacific · verified 2026-09-04
Handled through costs-disclosure obligations rather than a dedicated rule: the joint regulator statement tells practitioners to inform clients where AI use is relevant to costs. No Australian ethics ruling on charging for AI-assisted time was found.
Europe · verified 2026-09-04
The CNB guide of 17 Mar 2026 expressly covers the 'fixation équilibrée des honoraires' where AI reduces the time spent. This is one of the few European bar texts to address AI and billing. No binding rule.
Asia-Pacific · verified 2026-09-04
One of the few jurisdictions to address this squarely: the Law Society's updated guidance tells lawyers to review whether a fee remains reasonable where AI has materially reduced the time spent on a matter, engaging the fee-reasonableness rule.
Europe · verified 2026-09-04
KIRP Recommendation 15 asks legal advisers to work out when AI use should affect the client's fee: on a fixed fee the client may expect lower cost as tasks are automated, while on hourly rates AI use is in the client's interest. No binding Polish rule or disciplinary decision found.
Europe · verified 2026-09-04
The Madrid Bar guide of October 2025 addresses transparent billing of time when AI assists; there is no national bar rule.
Middle East · verified 2026-09-04
TBB Guide prohibited-use list: time saved by AI must not be billed as time actually spent by the lawyer, and AI learning costs or ordinary office software costs must not be passed to the client without prior notice and agreement. Using AI is not itself a ground for reducing the fee.
Americas · verified 2026-09-04
ABA Formal Opinion 512 holds that a lawyer may not bill for time saved by AI, may not charge the client for learning to use a tool, and must disclose how AI costs will be treated before charging them on.
No countries in this status.
Europe · verified 2026-09-04
Eskilstuna District Court (Jan 2026) held that uncritical AI use producing fabricated authorities weighed strongly against a claimed SEK 2,100 hourly rate, and cut the fee. No bar rule on billing for AI time.
No ethics rule or guidance on billing for AI-assisted legal work found as of 4 September 2026.
No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.
No rule, ethics opinion or guidance on billing for AI-assisted legal work was found as of 4 September 2026.
Americas · verified 2026-09-04
No rule or opinion on billing for AI-assisted work found as of 4 September 2026. One 2025 court reportedly denied fees for a brief with AI-fabricated citations, but that is a sanction rather than a billing rule.
No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.
Europe · verified 2026-09-04
No Austrian rule or opinion on billing for AI-assisted work found as of 4 September 2026.
No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.
Middle East · verified 2026-09-04
No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.
Asia-Pacific · verified 2026-09-04
No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.
No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.
Europe · verified 2026-09-04
The OVB/OBFG guidelines do not address fees; no other Belgian rule or opinion on billing for AI-assisted work found as of 4 September 2026.
No ethics rule or guidance on billing for AI-assisted legal work found as of 4 September 2026.
No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.
No rule, ethics opinion or guidance on billing for AI-assisted legal work was found as of 4 September 2026.
Americas · verified 2026-09-04
No bar opinion or court decision on billing for AI-assisted work found as of 4 September 2026.
No ethics rule or guidance on billing for AI-assisted legal work found as of 4 September 2026.
No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.
No ethics rule or guidance on billing for AI-assisted legal work found as of 4 September 2026.
No rule, ethics opinion or guidance on billing for AI-assisted legal work was found as of 4 September 2026.
Americas · verified 2026-09-04
No rule or opinion on billing for AI-assisted work found as of 4 September 2026.
Asia-Pacific · verified 2026-09-04
No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.
Americas · verified 2026-09-04
No rule or opinion on billing for AI-assisted work found as of 4 September 2026.
Americas · verified 2026-09-04
No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.
No rule, ethics opinion or guidance on billing for AI-assisted legal work was found as of 4 September 2026.
Europe · verified 2026-09-04
No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.
No ethics rule or guidance on billing for AI-assisted legal work found as of 4 September 2026.
Europe · verified 2026-09-04
No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.
Europe · verified 2026-09-04
No Danish rule or opinion on billing for AI-assisted work found as of 4 September 2026.
Americas · verified 2026-09-04
No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.
Americas · verified 2026-09-04
No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.
Africa · verified 2026-09-04
No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.
No ethics rule or guidance on billing for AI-assisted legal work found as of 4 September 2026.
No rule, ethics opinion or guidance on billing for AI-assisted legal work was found as of 4 September 2026.
Europe · verified 2026-09-04
Lawyers' fees are regulated at Member-State level; no EU rule or CCBE position on billing for AI-assisted work as of 4 September 2026.
No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.
Europe · verified 2026-09-04
No rule, opinion or reported case on billing for AI-assisted work under the RVG found as of 4 September 2026.
Africa · verified 2026-09-04
no rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026
Europe · verified 2026-09-04
No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.
No ethics rule or guidance on billing for AI-assisted legal work found as of 4 September 2026.
No ethics rule or guidance on billing for AI-assisted legal work found as of 4 September 2026.
Europe · verified 2026-09-04
No rule or opinion on billing for AI-assisted work found as of 4 September 2026.
Asia-Pacific · verified 2026-09-04
No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.
Asia-Pacific · verified 2026-09-04
No rule on billing for AI-assisted work. Advocate fees are set by agreement under the Advocates Law (UU 18/2003) and PERADI's AI guideline does not address fees.
International bodies · verified 2026-09-04
No international guidance on billing for AI-assisted work found as of 4 September 2026. The IBA and CAIDP report only recommends fora on moving from hourly to fixed or value-based fees; it sets no billing rule.
No rule, ethics opinion or guidance on billing for AI-assisted legal work was found as of 4 September 2026.
No rule, ethics opinion or guidance on billing for AI-assisted legal work was found as of 4 September 2026.
Europe · verified 2026-09-04
No Irish rule, guidance or reported case on billing for AI-assisted work found as of 4 September 2026.
Middle East · verified 2026-09-04
No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026 on charging clients for AI-assisted time or AI tool costs. At/60/24 does not address billing.
Europe · verified 2026-09-04
No rule or opinion on billing for AI-assisted work found as of 4 September 2026.
No ethics rule or guidance on billing for AI-assisted legal work found as of 4 September 2026.
Asia-Pacific · verified 2026-09-04
No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.
No rule, ethics opinion or guidance on billing for AI-assisted legal work was found as of 4 September 2026.
No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.
Africa · verified 2026-09-04
no rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026
Middle East · verified 2026-09-04
No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.
No ethics rule or guidance on billing for AI-assisted legal work found as of 4 September 2026.
No ethics rule or guidance on billing for AI-assisted legal work found as of 4 September 2026.
Europe · verified 2026-09-04
No Latvian rule or opinion on billing for AI-assisted work found as of 4 September 2026.
No rule, ethics opinion or guidance on billing for AI-assisted legal work was found as of 4 September 2026.
Europe · verified 2026-09-04
No Lithuanian rule or opinion on billing for AI-assisted work found as of 4 September 2026.
Europe · verified 2026-09-04
No Luxembourg rule or opinion on billing for AI-assisted work found as of 4 September 2026.
No ethics rule or guidance on billing for AI-assisted legal work found as of 4 September 2026.
Asia-Pacific · verified 2026-09-04
No Malaysian rule or guidance on billing for AI-assisted work. Circular 242/2025 mentions automated billing only as an example of a task AI can perform.
Europe · verified 2026-09-04
No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.
No rule, ethics opinion or guidance on billing for AI-assisted legal work was found as of 4 September 2026.
Americas · verified 2026-09-04
No guidance on billing for AI-assisted work found as of 4 September 2026.
No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.
No ethics rule or guidance on billing for AI-assisted legal work found as of 4 September 2026.
No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.
Africa · verified 2026-09-04
No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.
No rule, ethics opinion or guidance on billing for AI-assisted legal work was found as of 4 September 2026.
No ethics rule or guidance on billing for AI-assisted legal work found as of 4 September 2026.
No rule, ethics opinion or guidance on billing for AI-assisted legal work was found as of 4 September 2026.
Asia-Pacific · verified 2026-09-04
No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.
Europe · verified 2026-09-04
No rule, recommendation or reported case on billing for AI-assisted work found as of 4 September 2026.
No ethics rule or guidance on billing for AI-assisted legal work found as of 4 September 2026.
Africa · verified 2026-09-04
no rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026
No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.
Europe · verified 2026-09-04
No Norwegian rule, guidance or reported decision on billing for AI-assisted work found as of 4 September 2026.
No rule, ethics opinion or guidance on billing for AI-assisted legal work was found as of 4 September 2026.
Asia-Pacific · verified 2026-09-04
No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.
Americas · verified 2026-09-04
No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.
No ethics rule or guidance on billing for AI-assisted legal work found as of 4 September 2026.
Americas · verified 2026-09-04
No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.
Asia-Pacific · verified 2026-09-04
No rule or guidance on billing for AI-assisted work; the CPRA's fee provisions are silent on technology.
Europe · verified 2026-09-04
No rule or opinion on billing for AI-assisted work found as of 4 September 2026.
No ethics rule or guidance on billing for AI-assisted legal work found as of 4 September 2026.
Middle East · verified 2026-09-04
No rule, guidance or reported case on billing for AI-assisted work found as of 4 September 2026.
No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.
No rule, ethics opinion or guidance on billing for AI-assisted legal work was found as of 4 September 2026.
Middle East · verified 2026-09-04
No rule, guidance or reported case on billing for AI-assisted work found as of 4 September 2026.
No rule, ethics opinion or guidance on billing for AI-assisted legal work was found as of 4 September 2026.
No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.
Europe · verified 2026-09-04
No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.
Africa · verified 2026-09-04
No rule, guidance or reported case on billing for AI-assisted work found as of 4 September 2026.
Asia-Pacific · verified 2026-09-04
No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.
Asia-Pacific · verified 2026-09-04
No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.
Europe · verified 2026-09-04
No Swiss rule or opinion on billing for AI-assisted work found as of 4 September 2026.
Asia-Pacific · verified 2026-09-04
No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.
No rule, ethics opinion or guidance on billing for AI-assisted legal work was found as of 4 September 2026.
No ethics rule or guidance on billing for AI-assisted legal work found as of 4 September 2026.
No rule, ethics opinion or guidance on billing for AI-assisted legal work was found as of 4 September 2026.
No rule, ethics opinion or guidance on billing for AI-assisted legal work was found as of 4 September 2026.
No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.
Middle East · verified 2026-09-04
No rule, guidance or reported case on billing for AI-assisted work found as of 4 September 2026.
Europe · verified 2026-09-04
No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.
Americas · verified 2026-09-04
No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.
No ethics rule or guidance on billing for AI-assisted legal work found as of 4 September 2026.
No ethics rule or guidance on billing for AI-assisted legal work found as of 4 September 2026.
No rule, ethics opinion or guidance on billing for AI-assisted legal work was found as of 4 September 2026.
No rule, ethics opinion or guidance on billing for AI-assisted legal work was found as of 4 September 2026.
Americas · verified 2026-09-04
Not established within the time available. No Canadian law society document specifically addressing billing for AI-assisted work was located; the general fee-reasonableness rules of the Model Code would apply.
Europe · verified 2026-09-04
Not researched — the session's web-search budget was exhausted before this category could be checked.
Europe · verified 2026-09-04
No Estonian rule or opinion on billing for AI-assisted work was located; the Bar's guide text was not publicly retrievable to check whether it addresses fees.
Europe · verified 2026-09-04
No Finnish rule, guideline or Valvontalautakunta decision on billing for AI-assisted work was located; the Bar's fee guidance could not be searched during research.
Asia-Pacific · verified 2026-09-04
Not established. No Hong Kong ruling or guidance on charging for AI-assisted work was located before the search budget was exhausted.
Europe · verified 2026-09-04
Not researched — the session's WebSearch budget was exhausted before this category could be checked.
Europe · verified 2026-09-04
Not researched — the session's WebSearch budget was exhausted before this category could be checked.
Asia-Pacific · verified 2026-09-04
Not established. No Singapore ethics ruling or guidance on charging for AI-assisted work was located, though the High Court has ordered that AI-related personal costs must not be passed on to the client (Goh Chin Cheng v Choco Up SG Pte Ltd, 4 May 2026; Tajudin bin Gulam Rasul, 29 September 2025).
Asia-Pacific · verified 2026-09-04
Not substantiated. No Thai rule or guidance on billing for AI-assisted work was located.
Asia-Pacific · verified 2026-09-04
Not substantiated. No Vietnamese rule or guidance on billing for AI-assisted work was located.
SafeLegalAI Legal AI Regulation Tracker, "Billing for AI work" by country, https://safelegalai.com/regulation/category/fees-billing (accessed 2026-09-04). Data: CC BY 4.0.
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