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Head of Chambers
Essential for the policy session and sign-off. The Ayinde duty sits with this role — the workshop is designed around that.
Not a lecture. Not a webinar. A working session in your office that produces three governance documents ready to adopt — a policy, a verification workflow, and a prompt library built and tested by your team.
The compliance case for AI governance 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 structural and financial barriers have prevented most chambers from acting on it. The same picture holds across regulated sectors: clear regulatory expectation, almost no suitable training provision.
Most organisations are now sitting in one of two uncomfortable positions: members using AI tools with no policy, or a governance document that exists on paper but has never been tested. This workshop is designed to close that gap in a single half-day.
A policy document adapted to your organisation — your practice areas, your risk appetite, your existing tools. Not a generic template, but a working policy shaped by your team in the room. Covers permitted tools, prohibited uses, disclosure, verification, and responsibilities.
A step-by-step process for checking AI-generated content before it is used in court documents, correspondence, or advice. Aligned with current Bar Council, BSB, and sector regulator guidance. Practical enough to follow under time pressure.
A curated set of prompts built by your team during the session, tested for the work you actually do. Covers research, drafting support, document summarisation, and more — with the prompts run, outputs reviewed, and limitations noted in the room.
A defined route for when AI output is unclear, when a tool produces an unexpected result, or when something needs additional sign-off. Names attached, decision points clear, time-limits set.
A formal session summary supporting self-certification under the BSB Established Practitioner Programme (or equivalent CPD frameworks for other sectors). Issued to each attending member.
An individual reflection sheet capturing each attendee’s key takeaways, tool commitments, and the changes they intend to make to their own workflow. Drives adoption, not just attendance.
Coffee, introductions, a brief read of the room. We confirm the practice areas and tools we’ll be working with. Nothing formal — just enough to make sure the day is calibrated to your organisation.
A compliance briefing, not a technology lecture. We cover what tools are in use, what the courts have said, what the regulators require, and where the real risks are. By the end of this session your team has a clear picture of where you stand.
The working core of the day. We walk 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 your team can actually use the next morning.
Fifteen minutes. We catch our breath, take questions one-on-one, and let the team compare notes. Often where the best workshop insights surface.
We take the policy template and adapt it to your organisation. Working with leadership and senior staff, we go clause by clause through the areas that need decisions: which tools are permitted, what disclosure looks like for your work, how supervision applies to AI use, and how the policy will be enforced and updated.
Team members who attended Sessions 1 and 2 contribute practical context. Leadership makes the decisions. The result is a policy that reflects how your organisation actually works — not a downloaded template that nobody reads.
Open Q&A. We agree an implementation roadmap: when the policy goes live, who is responsible for it, what happens when the regulatory landscape changes. For organisations who want continued support, we outline the follow-up and retainer options.
Everyone leaves with the three deliverables, the CPD certificate, the reflection sheet, and a clear sense of what they’re going to do differently from tomorrow.
Essential for the policy session and sign-off. The Ayinde duty sits with this role — the workshop is designed around that.
Governance decisions need the right people in the room. Members of the management committee bring the authority and context for clause-by-clause policy work.
Operational context is valuable throughout the day — from existing tool stack to client-facing implications. Strongly recommended.
The more members in the room, the better the prompt library and the stronger the adoption. Particularly valuable: members already using AI tools informally.
The full half-day session, all preparation, all materials, all six deliverables, and travel within England and Wales included. Priced per organisation — not per head.
| Provider | Format | Indicative cost |
|---|---|---|
| Neura North — Implementation Workshop | Half-day, in your office, up to 15 attendees, three live deliverables | £2,500 per organisation |
| Bar Council AI training (range) | Online modules, per-person pricing | £3,330–£6,200 (for a comparable cohort) |
| UCL AI for the Bar short course | Per-person enrolment, no in-house customisation | £2,950 per person |
| Generic online AI module (typical) | On-demand video, no live build, no deliverables | £150–£400 per seat |
Cost figures gathered from public provider information at time of publication. Compared on indicative all-in cost for an equivalent attendee group. Sources cited in the source notes available on request.
Yes. The workshop is designed for in-office delivery because the policy and prompt library are built collaboratively in the room. The quality of both deliverables depends on having your team present and working together. We come to you.
The workshop does not carry formal BSB accreditation. Barristers self-certify CPD hours under the BSB 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.
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.
Up to 10–15 people from your organisation. If you have a larger set and want broader participation, speak to us — we can discuss options.
You leave with all three deliverables ready to implement. For organisations 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 and tighten the policy. A Governance Retainer (£500/month) is available for organisations that want ongoing support, quarterly policy refreshes, monthly office hours, and incident support.
It is probably more relevant. Organisations 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.
Yes. During the preparation call we discuss your primary practice areas so we can tailor the examples, scenarios, and prompt library to work that is relevant to your team. A criminal set and a commercial chancery set have different AI risks and different use cases — the workshop reflects that.
The first step is a 15–20 minute call to understand your organisation’s current position and confirm whether the workshop is the right fit. No commitment. By the end you’ll have a clear read on your governance position — whether you book us or not.