This week in legal AI — European Union

5 updates on the record, 2026-09-07 to 2026-10-07.

• Analysis · 2026-10-05
  Is AI training mandatory for lawyers? What the EU literacy duty and bar rules require
  No reviewed country sets AI training hours for lawyers. The EU AI Act's Article 4 literacy duty binds firms and was rewritten on 27 July 2026.
• Analysis · 2026-10-05
  Must lawyers tell clients, or ask their consent, before using AI?
  Italy legislates a duty to inform, the Netherlands asks for consent, Belgium and Germany say there is no duty: 76 reviewed country answers on telling clients.
• Analysis · 2026-09-16
  Can lawyers put client data into AI tools?
  The regulation map records 76 reviewed country answers on client data in AI tools: binding rules, guidance, proposals and gaps.
• Weekly briefing · 2026-09-11
  This week in legal AI safety: SDT strike-off over AI citations; tracker at 633; three AI Act statutes filed
  Issue 2: the SDT's first AI-citation case, 476 US court rows on record, California SB 574 with the Governor, Germany, Poland and Ireland AI Act laws.
• Research · 2026-09-07
  EU AI Act national implementation: 129 Member State records, plus 18 comparators
  As of 7 Sep 2026: 129 records across the 27 Member States, plus 18 in EEA, Switzerland and the UK; 9 Member State acts are in force.

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