When You Upload, What Have You Disclosed? AI, Confidentiality and the Embedded Document

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By Dr Peter Fields, Barrister, The Barrister Group A barrister's guide to what actually happens when a confidential document meets an AI tool, and why the answer should change how we read Munir. A sentence in a recent Upper Tribunal judgment ought to cause every practitioner to pause for thought. In Munir v Secretary of State for the Home Department UKUT 81 (IAC), the Tribunal observed that uploading confidential documents into an open-source AI tool "is to place this information...

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Ethics culture remains strong at the Bar

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The latest Bar Council survey of barristers shows that more than 8 out of 10 respondents report a very good understanding of the profession's code of conduct and ethical obligations. In the Bar Council’s Barristers’ Working Lives survey 2025, we asked all employed and self-employed barristers in England and Wales to answer a series of questions on professional ethics. The response rate for the survey was 27% of the practising Bar. Key survey findings: Most barristers report a very good understanding of the code of conduct and their professional ethical obligations. The mean score across all barristers is 8.45 out of 10. One in three barristers said they had undertaken training/CPD...

Ethics culture remains strong at the Bar

The latest Bar Council survey of barristers shows that more than 8 out of 10 respondents report a very good understanding of the profession's...

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When You Upload, What Have You Disclosed? AI, Confidentiality and the Embedded Document

By Dr Peter Fields, Barrister, The Barrister Group A barrister's guide to what actually happens when a confidential document meets an AI tool, and why...

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