News Kirkland & Ellis to spend $500m building its own AI platform Kirkland & Ellis, the world’s highest-grossing law firm, has earmarked $500m to build a proprietary AI platform rather… byThe Legal WireMay 28, 2026
Compliance and Regulations Chinese courts move to shield workers from AI displacement Chinese courts have issued a series of precedent-setting rulings siding with workers laid off after being replaced by… byThe Legal WireMay 27, 2026
News Newsroom German SMEs are losing billions to bureaucracy: nu:legal raises €1.3M to give them a faster way to work Founded by a former Freshfields lawyer, the platform offers custom-built legal services that are co-developed with leading European… byThe Legal WireMay 27, 2026
Compliance and Regulations UK and Australia sign pact on fast-moving AI security risks The UK and Australia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding linking the UK AI Security Institute and the… byThe Legal WireMay 26, 2026
News Newsroom Legora expands across Asia-Pacific with new offices in Singapore and Tokyo Legora, the agentic AI platform for legal professionals trusted by more than 1,200 leading law firms and in-house… byThe Legal WireMay 26, 2026
Compliance and Regulations EU advances AI transparency code under the AI Act The European Commission’s AI Office has convened a third round of working group meetings on the forthcoming Code… byThe Legal WireMay 25, 2026
Compliance and Regulations China releases ethics guideline calling for human-centric AI China has released “Ethics-Safety Guidelines for Artificial Intelligence Applications 1.0”, a technical document emphasizing human leadership over AI… byThe Legal WireMay 22, 2026
Compliance and Regulations News SpaceX IPO Filing Offers Rare Look at AI Regulatory Risk Through xAI SpaceX’s S-1 securities filing, filed ahead of its IPO, provides one of the most detailed accounts yet of… byThe Legal WireMay 22, 2026
Compliance and Regulations Court Gives Lawyers a Draft Playbook for AI, Confidentiality, and Work Product Kirkland’s May 20 analysis covers a Colorado federal court order in Morgan v. V2X addressing AI use in… byThe Legal WireMay 21, 2026
Compliance and Regulations Legal Malpractice Debate Shifts From “AI Misuse” To “Failure To Use AI” Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly reports that experts foresee a future malpractice theory based not only on improper AI use,… byThe Legal WireMay 20, 2026