Law, Technology and Artificial Intelligence: Challenges and Opportunities – A fireside chat between Lord Justice Birss and Prof Andrew Murray

This event will be a conversation exploring the intersection of law, technology, and artificial intelligence. Lord Justice Birss, a leading figure in intellectual property and technology law at the Court of Appeal, will share insights from his extensive judicial experience and provide his perspective on how courts are adapting to emerging technologies. Prof. Andrew Murray, Dean of the LSE Law School, will draw from his research on digital governance, cybersecurity, and AI regulation. Together, they’ll examine pressing questions: How should the next generation of lawyers utilise AI technologies? How will legal frameworks evolve to address AI’s rapid advancement? How can courts adjudicate increasingly complex technology disputes? Following their opening remarks, an interactive Q&A session will allow audience members to engage directly with both speakers, exploring specific challenges facing students, legal practitioners, academics and policymakers.

Speakers:

Lord Justice Colin Birss was called to the Bar in 1990 and practised in intellectual property law. He was Standing Counsel for the Comptroller 2003-2008. In 2008 he took silk and also became Deputy Chair of the Copyright Tribunal. In 2010 he was appointed as a Specialist Circuit Judge sitting in the Patents County Court (now the IPEC). In 2013 he was appointed to the High Court, Chancery Division. He served as Supervising Judge for the Business and Property Courts on the Midlands, Western and Wales Circuits from 2017-2019 and in 2019 became Judge in Charge of the Patents Court. He was appointed a Lord Justice of Appeal on 25 January 2021.

Professor Andrew Murray is the Dean of the LSE Law School and a Professor of Law with particular reference to New Media and Technology Law. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (FRSA). Andrew studied law at Edinburgh University, from where he graduated (LL.B. Hons) in 1994. He then spent some time as a research assistant in the Department of Private Law, University of Edinburgh before taking up a lectureship in law at the University of Stirling in 1996. He joined the LSE Law School in September 2000.

This event is just for LSE staff and students, The event will operate on a first-come, first-served basis.