The UK government will trial artificial intelligence-powered legal assistants in Crown Courts as it seeks to reduce a record backlog of criminal cases and speed up proceedings.

David Lammy to announce trial of AI assistants in crown courts in effort to cut backlog of cases

David Lammy says that AI tools can save courts from ‘thousands of days of admin work‘

The UK government will trial artificial intelligence-powered legal assistants in Crown Courts as it seeks to reduce a record backlog of criminal cases and speed up proceedings.

The roll-out of AI at the Ministry of Justice will reduce the record backlog of cases at crown courts in England and Wales and speed up justice for victims, according to the…