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© 2026 JSH Law Ltd. All rights reserved.BSB AI Guidance 2026: What Barristers Must Now Understand About AI, Ethics and Professional Competence
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The Bar Standards Board’s new AI guidance marks a major shift in professional expectations for barristers. Almost a year after Ayinde v Haringey exposed the risks of unchecked AI-generated legal material, the BSB has confirmed that competence in modern practice now includes understanding AI, confidentiality risks, bias, digital evidence and professional responsibility. Here’s what barristers — and the wider legal profession — need to know.
