Lex Lata 2075: Imagining the Future of Law and Legal Professionals
Project team
Mrs Tash Buckley
Principal Investigator
Lecturer in Cyber Security, Cranfield University
Professor Niki Pantelli
Co-Investigator
Professor of Digital Business, Lancaster University
Dr Kaspar Ludvigsen
Co-Investigator
Assistant Professor in Medical Law, Durham University
Professor Oli Buckley
Co-Investigator
Professor in Cyber Security, Loughborough University
Summary
Lex Lata 2075 is a project that explores the future of the legal profession in light of technological advancements such as AI and GenAI. It emphasises the need for the legal profession to adapt to remain a resilient and trusted part of future governance.
The project involves students, legal academics, and creatives co-designing future scenarios set 50 years ahead. Using mixed creative methodologies and fictional scenarios, participants will examine how professional identity and legal responsibility may evolve with emerging technologies.
The text raises critical questions about privacy, justice in automated legal systems, and the security of societies governed by algorithms or corporations. It aims to investigate how legal professionals' identities might change and assess the resilience of legal institutions under technological disruption.
The project will produce imaginative outputs such as 'job adverts from the future' and illustrated narrative worlds, which will be made available as open-source tools to aid legal education, professional development, and policymaking.