L-R: Managing Partner, The Justice Oputa Students' Chamber, Winner Akarume; Founder, the Lawrit Journal of Law, Joel Oloye; Partner, Abe & Asotie LP, Abe Joshua during a presentation at the Lex Ferenda Conference. PHOTO: Lawrit Journal of Law
Legal practitioners, including Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Oyetola Atoyebi, have warned against the unregulated use of Artificial Intelligence in legal practice, citing concerns over deepfakes, plagiarism, misinformation and ethical breaches.
The legal experts spoke at the Lex Ferenda Conference 2026 held at the University of Lagos, Akoka, on Wednesday.
The conference, themed “The Future of Legal Scholarship in the Digital Age,” was jointly organised by the Lawrit Journal of Law and the Justice Oputa Student Chambers.
The event attracted legal practitioners, academics, policy experts, students and other stakeholders within the legal profession.
