16 Sep 2026

Courts cannot be left behind in AI rush, says minister

Legal Futures reports on Minister Sarah Sackman KC MP's intervention at the CLLS Senior Leaders Conference.

The minister for courts and legal services was speaking at a City of London Law Society conference, entitled The London Law Imperative, and described emerging technologies and AI in particular as both a huge opportunity but also “a risk factor” to England and Wales. She also told City lawyers that their work was “mission critical” for the government’s growth agenda.