Tools, regulation and real use cases of artificial intelligence in a lawyer's work.
In November 2023 Spain approved a controlled test environment to trial compliance with the European artificial intelligence requirements before they became mandatory. We explain how it works, based on the text of Royal Decree 817/2023.
In 2023 Spain created a state agency to supervise the use of artificial intelligence, based in A Coruña. Its Statute gives it supervisory, inspection and sanctioning functions, as well as advice and promotion of test environments. We review what the rule says.
Since 30 January 2026, judges and magistrates have their own rules for using artificial intelligence. They can only use systems provided by the administrations or the CGPJ, always as support and with human control. We explain what it means for those who litigate.
The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe published a guide on lawyers' use of generative AI in October 2025. It sorts the risks, links them to the usual professional duties and proposes concrete measures. We summarise the essentials.
The Constitutional Court and the higher courts of Navarre and the Canary Islands have already ruled on filings citing judgments that do not exist. The responses range from a warning or closing the matter to a fine, and all share one idea: whoever signs is responsible.
Regulation (EU) 2026/1744, in force since 27 July, delays the obligations for high-risk systems and softens the AI literacy duty. We go through the dates that matter to a law firm.
