A Deloitte survey of 649 tax, finance and legal professionals shows generative AI adoption in the Gulf Cooperation Council has accelerated, with non‑adoption dropping from 52% in 2024 to 29% in 2025. Quality improvement is the top priority (38%), followed by automating compliance tasks (23%). Yet most projects remain pre‑implementation (63%) and only 19% have achieved enterprise‑wide rollout, though 93% believe AI will markedly affect their firms. The findings highlight a shift from curiosity to action, tempered by governance and scaling challenges.
LawFairy has become the first “technology‑only” law firm authorised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority in England and Wales. The firm relies on a deterministic legal decision engine that applies pre‑validated rules rather than probabilistic AI, delivering traceable, auditable outcomes. Its...
A new FTI Consulting and Relativity survey of 224 global general counsel shows 60 % view the risk and operating environment as more complex, while 87 % say risk is accelerating. Despite higher workload – 97 % report more work and 57 % see...
A recent Axiom survey shows that 96% of in‑house legal departments have tried AI, yet only 31% have moved past pilot projects to enterprise‑wide deployments. Two‑thirds remain in the testing phase, citing an overwhelming number of vendors, lengthy contracts, and...
Thomson Reuters announced the acquisition of Noetica, an AI-powered deal data and analytics platform. The deal, valued at an undisclosed amount, expands Thomson Reuters' AI-driven capabilities for legal and financial data services. The acquisition is expected to strengthen its product...
UK legal tech start-up Lawhive announced it has raised new funding to support its expansion into the United States. The round, details undisclosed, will be used to grow its US operations.