Monday morning round-up – Legal Cheek
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend High court tells UK lawyers to stop misuse of AI after fake case-law citations Top lawyer ‘preyed on…
June 2025
OpenAI Bans ChatGPT Accounts Used by Russian, Iranian and Chinese Hacker Groups – The Hacker News
OpenAI has revealed that it banned a set of ChatGPT accounts that were likely operated by Russian-speaking threat actors and two Chinese nation-state hacking groups to assist with malware development,…
Mandatory laws at the seat of arbitration – Law Gazette – Features
Civil procedure. – Read More
Is it time to redefine our professional duties? – Law Gazette – Features
Ethics. – Read More
SFO Corporate Guidance – a new approach? – Law Gazette – Features
White-collar crime. – Read More
Is the UK a pro-innovation environment? – Law Gazette – Features
Artificial intelligence. – Read More
Decisions and interventions – Law Gazette – Features
Decisions filed recently with the Law Society (which may be subject to appeal). – Read More
Death and the ‘divorce hypothesis’ – Law Gazette – Features
Family law. – Read More
Paralegals: Progression and recognition are key to retaining talent – Legal Futures
Many lawyers could not do their jobs without the support of paralegals and for law firms to remain competitive, paralegals need to be central to their business. The post Paralegals:…
Harman tells judges: You have a “clear” bullying problem – Legal Futures
Judges have failed to acknowledge the “clear” problem of bullying and harassment among some on the bench, Baroness Harriet Harman told the Bar Council conference on Saturday. The post Harman…
Call to expand remit of inquiries amid debate over “too many lawyers” – Legal Futures
Expanding the remit of public inquiries to award compensation, prefer criminal indictments and recommend regulatory sanctions, could improve their effectiveness, the head of the Post Office inquiry team has said.…
New Supply Chain Malware Operation Hits npm and PyPI Ecosystems, Targeting Millions Globally – The Hacker News
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a supply chain attack targeting over a dozen packages associated with GlueStack to deliver malware. The malware, introduced via a change to “lib/commonjs/index.js,” allows an attacker…
Malicious Browser Extensions Infect 722 Users Across Latin America Since Early 2025 – The Hacker News
Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a new campaign targeting Brazilian users since the start of 2025 to infect users with a malicious extension for Chromium-based web browsers and siphon…
Leading legal academics call for “overriding ethical duty” – Legal Futures
The LSB should introduce an “overriding” ethical duty for lawyers, much like the overriding objective in civil procedure, the UCL Centre for Ethics and Law has argued. The post Leading…
Arbitrators who use AI warned against “cognitive inertia” – Legal Futures
Arbitrators who use artificial intelligence in their decisions have been warned against “cognitive inertia” in new guidelines from the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. The post Arbitrators who use AI warned…