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19 June 2026
The Centre for Legal Technology attended LegalTechTalk London 2026 this month, joining legal professionals, technology providers, researchers and policymakers from across the global legal technology community for two days of discussion on the future of legal services.
Held at the InterContinental London – The O2, the event brought together a wide range of voices from across the legal innovation ecosystem to explore the opportunities and challenges shaping legal technology internationally. Across the conference, exhibition and wider programme, discussions addressed a broad range of issues including artificial intelligence, legal operations, governance, innovation and the changing role of technology within legal practice.
The Centre was represented at the event by John Keers BL, Director, and Dr John McCord, Research Lead, both of whom continue to lead the Centre’s growing programme of work on the responsible deployment of AI within justice systems.
A particular highlight of the event was John Keers BL’s participation in the panel discussion, Why You Need to Give a Damn About the Ethics of AI. The session provided an opportunity to explore why ethics, governance and accountability must remain central to the deployment of AI, particularly in high-consequence environments such as justice systems and public decision-making.
Drawing on the Centre’s AI Security Institute funded research, the discussion highlighted some of the principles underpinning Hercules AI, the Centre’s project examining how carefully governed agentic AI tools might support judicial decision making. The panel reinforced a key message at the heart of the Centre’s research: if AI is to be deployed responsibly within justice systems, trust, transparency, explainability and human oversight must be built into systems from the outset, rather than added retrospectively.
LegalTechTalk also provided an important opportunity for the Centre to showcase its expanding research portfolio, strengthen existing relationships and engage with organisations helping to shape the future of legal technology internationally. It was particularly encouraging to see members of the Centre for Legal Technology Advisory Board, including Olga Gezha, Kyle Gribben and Andrei Salajan, represented at the event, reflecting the collaborative and outward-looking approach that underpins the Centre’s work across academia, industry, practice and policy.
The Centre extends its thanks to the LegalTechTalk team for delivering such a valuable platform for discussion and exchange. The event offered a timely opportunity to contribute to international conversations on legal innovation and to continue building partnerships that support the Centre’s research into trustworthy and responsible AI in legal and judicial contexts.
LegalTechTalk 2026
