Risk Outlook report: The use of artificial intelligence in the legal market

Solicitors Regulation Authority

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The SRA's November 2023 Risk Outlook report analyses how solicitors in England and Wales are adopting AI and the risks that follow. It is a risk analysis rather than a rule, taking a permissive stance while warning about hallucinated authorities, confidentiality of client data in public tools, and the need for firm-level controls.

Applies to: lawyers, firms
Effective: 01 Nov 2023
Current version: November 2023 · 01 Nov 2023
Last verified: 03 Sept 2026
Official text: www.sra.org.uk/sra/research-publications/risk-outlook-report-use-ai-le…

What the document requires

Identifies inaccurate or fabricated output as a principal risk of generative AI in legal work.
Warns that entering client information into public AI tools may breach confidentiality duties.
Encourages firms to understand the tools they use and to set internal policies before adoption.
Frames AI as an opportunity for access to justice provided existing professional standards are met.

Version history

Version	Date	What changed	Source
November 2023current	2023-11-01	First version recorded.	official

Related court incidents on the record

Harber v Commissioners for HMRC, [2023] UKFTT 1007 (TC)2023-12-04 Dismissal

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Sources

SRA — Risk Outlook report on AI in the legal market

Cite this record

SafeLegalAI Legal AI Regulation Tracker, "Risk Outlook report: The use of artificial intelligence in the legal market" (Solicitors Regulation Authority, November 2023, 2023-11-01), safelegalai.com/regulation/uk/sra-risk-outlook-ai-legal-market (accessed 2026-09-04). Data: CC BY 4.0.