AI Procurement & Due Diligence - Legal, Regulatory & Governance Considerations

Introduction

As organisations increasingly adopt generative AI tools and AI-enabled services, procurement and legal teams are now expected to go beyond traditional commercial assessment and evaluate regulatory risk, governance frameworks and operational resilience.

However, AI procurement introduces complex and fast-evolving challenges, including issues around data protection, intellectual property, accountability, cybersecurity, transparency and wider regulatory compliance. Without a structured approach, organisations risk entering into arrangements that expose them to legal, operational and reputational harm.

This new virtual classroom seminar will examine how organisations should approach AI supplier due diligence and onboarding from a UK legal and regulatory perspective, while also considering the growing impact of the EU AI Act and wider European compliance requirements on procurement decisions.

What You Will Learn

This live and interactive session will cover the following:

• How AI procurement differs from traditional software procurement and why it requires a distinct risk assessment approach
• Key UK legal and regulatory risks associated with onboarding AI suppliers and service providers
• The circumstances in which the EU AI Act may apply to UK-based organisations and cross-border operations
• Practical due diligence questions to use when assessing AI vendors and service providers
• Essential contractual protections and governance safeguards to include in AI procurement arrangements
• How to evaluate vendor claims relating to transparency, accountability and explainability
• Approaches to managing AI-related supply chain complexity and third-party risk exposure
• The implications of emerging AI-related litigation, regulatory scrutiny and enforcement trends
• How to design scalable internal frameworks for AI onboarding, governance and ongoing oversight

Recording of live sessions: Soon after the Learn Live session has taken place you will be able to go back and access the recording - should you wish to revisit the material discussed.