UK Government launches AI Growth Lab with legal services as first sector — regulatory sandbox for LawTech

The UK Government (DSIT) launched an Advisory AI Growth Lab on June 9, 2026, making legal services the first sector to participate. The lab brings together the Legal Services Board, SRA, Council for Licensed Conveyancers, and ICO to give AI innovators clear guidance on how regulations apply to novel AI applications. Applications for legal services providers and LawTech companies open later in summer 2026. Justice Secretary David Lammy: 'The legal sector contributes over £40bn a year — yet too often it's been held back by analogue systems not fit for the digital age.'