# AI Implementation Workshop for Barristers’ Chambers
The compliance case for AI governance at the Bar is no longer theoretical. The High Court in *Ayinde v Haringey* [2025] EWHC 1383 (Admin) placed a direct obligation on heads of chambers to take practical and effective measures on AI training. The BSB’s 2025 Technology report confirmed that 66% of barristers want more AI training — but that the structural and financial barriers have prevented most chambers from acting on it.
Most chambers are now somewhere between two uncomfortable positions: members using AI tools without any policy, or a governance document that exists on paper but has never been tested in practice.
This workshop is designed to close that gap in a single half-day.
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## What You Get
Every chambers that completes the workshop leaves with three deliverables, built during the session and ready to adopt immediately.
### 1. AI Governance Policy Template
A policy document adapted to your chambers — your practice areas, your risk appetite, your existing tools. Not a generic template downloaded from a website, but a working policy shaped by your members in the room. Covers permitted tools, prohibited uses, disclosure obligations, verification requirements, and responsibilities.
### 2. Verification Workflow
A step-by-step process for checking AI-generated content before it is used in court documents, correspondence, or advice. Based on the verification duty established in case law and aligned with Bar Council and BSB guidance. Practical enough for members to follow under time pressure.
### 3. Prompt Library
A curated set of prompts built by your members during the session, tested for legal work. Covers research, drafting support, document summarisation, and more. These are prompts that have been run and reviewed in the room — not a list of theoretical examples.
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## Workshop Agenda
The workshop runs for approximately four hours, delivered in your chambers at a time that suits your members.
### Session 1 — The AI Landscape for the Bar (approximately 1 hour)
We start with what actually matters to practitioners: which tools are in use, what the courts have said, what the BSB requires, and where the real risks are. This is not a technology lecture — it is a compliance briefing grounded in current case law and regulatory guidance. Members leave this session with a clear picture of where they stand.
Key topics:
– What AI tools barristers are currently using and the risks each carries
– *Ayinde v Haringey*, *MS v SSHD*, and what the courts are saying about AI-generated content
– The Bar Council’s updated AI guidance and BSB expectations
– The verification duty in practice
### Session 2 — Hands-On: Verification Workflow and Prompt Library (approximately 1.5 hours)
The working core of the day. Members work through the verification workflow step by step, testing it against real scenarios from your practice areas. We then build the prompt library together — running prompts, reviewing outputs, and establishing which tools and approaches work for your type of work.
This is where governance stops being abstract and becomes something members can actually use.
### Session 3 — Policy Workshop (approximately 1 hour)
We take the policy template and adapt it to your chambers. Working with the head of chambers and management committee, we go clause by clause through the areas that need decisions: which tools are permitted, what disclosure looks like for your work, how supervision responsibilities apply to AI use, and how the policy will be enforced and updated.
Members who were in Sessions 1 and 2 contribute practical context. Leadership makes the decisions. The result is a policy that reflects how your chambers actually works.
### Wrap-Up — Q&A, Next Steps, Implementation Roadmap (approximately 30 minutes)
Open Q&A. We agree an implementation roadmap: when the policy goes live, who is responsible for it, and what happens when the regulatory landscape changes. For chambers who want continued support, we outline what the follow-up and retainer options look like.
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## Who Should Attend
The workshop works best when it includes:
– **Head of Chambers** — essential for the policy session and sign-off
– **Management Committee members** — governance decisions need the right people in the room
– **Senior Clerk or Chambers Director** — operational context is valuable throughout
– **Interested members** — the more members who attend, the better the prompt library and the stronger the adoption
The session accommodates **up to 10–15 people** from your chambers. The price is the same regardless of how many attend within that cap.
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## Pricing
**£2,500 per chambers**
This covers the full half-day session, all preparation, all materials, and the three deliverables. The price is per chambers, not per head — so a chambers of 30 members sending 12 people pays the same as a chambers of 15 members sending 8.
Travel within England and Wales is included. For chambers outside major cities, we will confirm travel arrangements at booking.
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## Frequently Asked Questions
**Does the workshop have to be delivered in person?**
Yes. The workshop is designed for in-chambers delivery because the policy and prompt library are built collaboratively in the room. The quality of both deliverables depends on having your members present and working together. We come to you.
**Does this count as BSB-accredited CPD?**
The workshop does not carry formal BSB accreditation. Barristers self-certify CPD hours under the BSB’s Established Practitioner Programme (EPP). The workshop typically covers substantive legal and regulatory content that members can self-certify as CPD. We provide a session summary that supports self-certification.
**What preparation is needed before the workshop?**
None from your side. We handle all preparation, including reviewing your current tools and any existing policy documentation you share with us in advance. Members do not need to read anything beforehand — we start from first principles on the day.
**How many people can attend?**
Up to 10–15 people from your chambers. If you have a larger set and want broader participation, speak to us — we can discuss options.
**What happens after the workshop?**
You leave with all three deliverables ready to implement. For chambers that want continued support, we offer a **Follow-up & Embedding Session** (£750–£1,250, 2 hours, typically 6–8 weeks after the workshop) to review adoption, tighten the policy based on real experience, and address any new questions that have come up. A **Governance Retainer** (£500/month) is available for chambers that want ongoing support, quarterly policy refreshes, monthly office hours, and incident support.
**We already use AI tools in chambers — is this still relevant?**
It is probably more relevant. Chambers that are already using AI tools have both more to gain and more at risk. The workshop builds on what you already have, identifies any gaps in your current approach, and formalises the governance around it. Members who have been using tools informally often find the session clarifies what they should and should not have been doing.
**We have no AI policy at all — is this the right starting point?**
Yes. That is exactly who this workshop is designed for. We start from scratch where needed, and the policy template we bring is designed to be adaptable to chambers at any stage.
**Can the workshop be customised for our practice areas?**
Yes. During the preparation call, we discuss your chambers’ primary practice areas so we can tailor the examples, scenarios, and prompt library to work that is relevant to your members. A criminal set and a commercial chancery set have different AI risks and different use cases — the workshop reflects that.
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## Book Your Free Triage Call
The first step is a 15–20 minute call to understand your chambers’ current position and confirm the workshop is the right fit. No commitment required.
**[Book a free triage call](#)** or email [daniel.doherty@phdnetworks.co.uk](mailto:daniel.doherty@phdnetworks.co.uk)