Generative AI for Legal Practice: Privilege, GDPR & Copyright Risks

Introduction

AI tools are now regularly used for drafting, legal research, document review and business decision-making. However, the legal risk profile surrounding generative AI is evolving rapidly. Key concerns include AI ‘hallucinations’ and lawyer responsibility, legal professional privilege, UK GDPR and data protection compliance, copyright and IP ownership and when - and how - AI use should be disclosed to courts, regulators, clients or counterparties.

This webinar explains the key legal and practical issues to consider before inputting information into an AI system, including the risk of breaching confidentiality or waiving privilege. It will also examine how to remain compliant when AI generates or amends content and how emerging expectations around transparency, accountability and professional oversight are shaping legal practice and litigation risk.

Recent Hot-Topic Cases

• Ayinde, R (On the Application Of) v London Borough of Haringey - highlighting the risks of inaccurate or ‘hallucinated’ authorities and factual assertions where generative AI tools are used without adequate supervision or verification
• Thaler v Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks - confirming that an AI system cannot currently qualify as an ‘inventor’ under UK patent law and raising wider questions around ownership of AI-generated inventions
• Getty Images (US), Inc v Stability AI, Inc - a closely watched dispute concerning copyright infringement, AI training data and the legality of AI-generated outputs

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• Key risks arising from the use of AI, including:
• Breach of client confidentiality and waiving legal privilege
• AI ‘hallucinations’
• Data protection issues
• Copyright infringement
• Legal duties on the disclosure of AI use and the consequences of not meeting obligations
• Practical steps to reduce risk
• Best practices when inputting data into an AI tool
• Case examples of legal action relating to the use of AI
• Future developments: How regulation and litigation in this area may evolve

This pre-recorded webinar will be available to view from Tuesday 17th November 2026

Alternatively, you can gain access to this webinar and 2,400+ others via the MBL Webinar Subscription. Please email webinarsubscription@mblseminars.com for more details.