Professional body · England & Wales
Bar Standards Board
London
The Bar Standards Board regulates barristers in England and Wales. On 18 May 2026 it issued guidance on the use of Artificial Intelligence and Other Technologies, addressing risks of generative AI tools in legal services. The guidance is professional regulation, not evidence of BSB internal AI deployment.
Innovation & AI
The public legal-AI file is the May 2026 professional guidance. That is policy, not a production system.
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- Practices / functions
- Regulatory / compliance
- Jurisdictions
- England & Wales
- Capabilities
- Regulatory
- Use cases
- Professional guidance
- Last checked
- 13 Sept 2026
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Key initiatives
Regulatory initiative · policy guidance · unclear
Guidance on the use of Artificial Intelligence and Other Technologies
BSB guidance that came into force on 18 May 2026, issued primarily to address risks posed by generative AI tools in legal services. It does not create a new Code duty by itself.
Source terminology: Guidance on the use of Artificial Intelligence and Other Technologies
Research & publications
Publication of a report is evidence that the organisation published the report. It is not automatically evidence of deployment, adoption or outcomes.
Report / publication · 18 May 2026
Bar Standards Board issues AI and other technologies guidance
Guidance in force 18 May 2026. Professional regulation of generative AI use. Not BSB deployment evidence.
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Sources
Attributable items on file. Coverage is not a quality score.
18 May 2026 · regulatory_filing
BSB guidance on the use of Artificial Intelligence and Other Technologies
The public legal-AI file is the May 2026 professional guidance. That is policy, not a production system.
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