Piddington AI Program
The Piddington AI Program was hosted in March 2025. Below are the three sessions that comprised the Program.
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Some sessions were recorded before the current CPD year. In accordance with Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act (2022), Legal Profession Uniform Continuing Professional Development (Solicitors) Rules (2015) and Legal Profession Uniform Continuing Professional Development (Barristers) Rules (2015), the sessions and questions are regularly reviewed for relevance, and changed or deleted where appropriate.
Unless otherwise marked, all of our sessions are considered “interactive”.
Piddington AI Program
The expanded use of artificial intelligence is having a profound impact on the profession. With practice directions from the Courts, new platforms and yet-to-be answered questions about how to govern and manage AI law firms, Piddington has decided to create the Piddington AI Program.
In consultation with the profession, judiciary and technical experts, the Piddington AI Program covers what goes into AI and how it works, the tools practitioners and firms are using today and how AI can be governed and managed in a legal workplace.
All sessions in the Piddington AI Program were recorded between 1 April 2024 and 31 March 2025.
How AI works: Fiona McLay (McLay Legal Consulting) explains what AI is and how it works. This 101 of AI doesn't assume any technical understand of the technology and will assist in grasping how AI works.
CPD: 0.5 points in CA1 (Practice Management) and 0.5 in CA2 (Professional Skills)
How to use AI: Angus Lang SC (NSW Bar) is a leading legal practitioner and sought-after contributor on intellectual property law and AI, addressing developments in Australia and Europe. Katherine Thomas (CIE Legal) is an expert in the business of law.
Mr Lang considers issues related to practice management and the application of AI, while Ms Thomas considers the options for AI in the operations of a law firm and legal practice.
CPD: 0.5 points in CA1 (Practice Management) and 0.5 in CA4 (Substantive Law)
Ethical and governance considerations: By this session you will understand how AI works and what you can do with it, this session is focused on how to control it in a legal environment, considering relevant professional regulation and obligations. Speakers are Russell Daily (Legal Services and Complaints Officer, Legal Practice Board of WA) and Janie Plant (Capgemini).
CPD: 1 point in CA3 (Ethics and Professional Responsibility)
Data management - trends and issues
Data management is a big and complex topic, with new regulatory and legislative developments impacting organisations and individuals.
Professor Ed Santow (Human Technology Institute, University of Technology) is a former Australian Human Rights Commissioner who has spent more than a decade investigating issues related to privacy. He is an expert adviser on a range of government and industry boards. Clare Mould (Corrs Chambers Westgarth) is a senior lawyer focused on intellectual property, privacy and data, advising clients on matters including ownership and commercialisation.
Professor Santow considers the macro landscape and policy developments while Ms Mould speaks to practical issues facing clients and law firms.
CPD points: 0.5 CPD points in CA1 (Practice Management) and 0.5 CPD points in CA4 (Substantive Law).
Recorded between 1 April 2024 and 31 March 2025.