Source: 4 Pump Court

The UK Jurisdiction Taskforce has prepared a Legal Statement addressing liability for harms caused by artificial intelligence under the private law of England. The announcement records that generative AI has been widely used by individuals, businesses and professional services since 2022 and states concerns about when and whether Large Language Model developers and others in the AI supply chain might be liable for harms caused by AI. The Statement aims to provide early legal certainty in an area where few cases have yet reached the courts.

The Statement was prepared by the UKJT’s AI drafting team chaired by Matthew Lavy KC and including Iain Munro, Richard Munden, Lucy McCormick, Isabel Barter and Jacob Turner, with consultation from a wider expert group. The webpage notes the Statement will be released on the UKJT website on 7 July 2026 at 6:30pm and provides a link to access it. The announcement appears on the 4 Pump Court chambers site, lists Technology & Telecoms as a related practice area, offers a PDF download and invites readers to register for updates; the page does not report any court findings or determinations of liability.