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Doughty Street Chambers AI Seminar Series
Doughty Street Chambers AI Team will be hosting a series of seminars exploring AI and the Law in 2026.
Doughty Street Chambers AI Team is proud to support 5Rights Foundation through this event series.
Some of the events in the series will be ticketed with a small fee and all proceeds will be donated to 5Rights Foundation to support their vital work.
Artificial Intelligence in the Criminal Justice System
Thursday 12 March 2026 | 18:00–20:00, followed by a drinks reception | Doughty Street Chambers
Artificial intelligence is advancing at a significant pace, and public bodies such as the Ministry of Justice and Home Office have expressed a willingness to embrace new technologies with a view to making systems more efficient and cost effective.
This seminar will examine how developing technologies can affect the criminal justice system, and what the impact could be on evidence, procedure and fundamental rights.
Speaker include:
- Farrhat Arshad KC (Chair), Barrister at Doughty Street Chambers
- Karlia Lykourgou, Barrister at Doughty Street Chambers
- Harriet Johnson , Barrister at Doughty Street Chambers
This event is free to attend, but we encourage those joining us to make a donation to 5Rights in support of their vital work. Donate here.
To attend in person, register your place here.
To attend online, register your place here.
Public Law and AI: Immigration Control, Sexbots, and Misinformation
Date to be confirmed | 18:00–20:00, followed by a drinks reception | Doughty Street Chambers
The second seminar will explore the public law implications of AI, including its role in immigration control, the regulation of sexbots, and responses to misinformation.
Speakers include:
- Adam Straw KC, Barrister at Doughty Street Chambers
- Shu Shin Luh, Barrister at Doughty Street Chambers
- Donnchadh Greene, Barrister at Doughty Street Chambers
Register your interest for this seminar here.
AI in Legal Practice: The View from the Bar
Monday 18 May 2026 | 18:00–20:00, followed by a drinks reception | Doughty Street Chambers
The third seminar will focus on how AI is reshaping legal practice from the perspective of the Bar.
Speakers include:
- Matthew Lee, Barrister at Doughty Street Chambers
- Graham Denholm, Barrister at Doughty Street Chambers
- Julie Ahadi, Director of Operations and Strategic Planning at Doughty Street Chambers
Register your interest for this seminar here.
Other practice-specific AI sessions will be added in due course.
Supporting 5Rights Foundation
Doughty Street Chambers AI Team is proud to support 5Rights Foundation through this event series.
About 5Rights Foundation
5Rights is the global voice for children’s rights in the digital environment. They work with and for children to ensure technology caters to them by design and default.
They have shifted the narrative and the agenda through provocative communications campaigns, pioneering research and award-winning tools. They continue to drive real-life change thanks to an outstanding track-record of delivering legislation, policy and regulatory frameworks, and industry standards.
Their work has helped build a robust and growing political and policy consensus, reflected in laws across 5 continents, and leading to scores of design changes that make the digital environment safer and healthier for children everywhere.
