What's new or changed in the law that affects you
Horizon Scanning watches authoritative UK, EU, and global primary sources for what is new or changed in the law and regulation affecting your sector. It works out what matters to your practice and delivers a prioritised digest on a schedule you set.
See the change before the client does.
The EU AI Act, updated SRA guidance, FCA Consumer Duty, ICO enforcement, and sector reform are all moving at once, across dozens of sources. Most firms rely on lawyers reading updates in a spare hour, so changes are caught late or not at all.
What goes wrong
- A change missed until a client — or a regulator — raises it first
- Reacting to reform after the deadline instead of getting ahead of it
- No evidence of systematic scanning when the SRA runs a desk-based review
From your question to a governed answer
Not a black box. Every step is visible, checkable, and governed. Here's exactly what happens when you use the Horizon Scanning.
Describe the watch in your own words
“BNPL and consumer-credit rules affecting our fintech clients” is a complete setup. The wizard walks coverage → jurisdictions → sources → schedule in about two minutes, watching Parliament, the SRA, FCA, ICO, CMA, Ofcom, and EU institutions, plus the global sources you add.
The Planning Protocol sets the scope
Before scanning, it lays out which sources and signals matter for your configuration, and the cadence for each.
It scans the sources
New legislation, SIs, guidance, consultations, enforcement decisions, and thematic reviews are picked up as published, with routine updates told apart from changes that matter.
It scores each development for you
Every item is deduped against the register, then scored for materiality — scope, penalty risk, implementation effort — against your sectors, practice areas, and clients, so a property team and a fintech team see different priorities.
A judged digest goes out, with proof of coverage
On your schedule, with what changed, why it matters, and the deadlines that apply. Every reference re-checked against the source by the Legal Citation Verifier — and a signed record of which sources were swept, in case anyone ever asks why you didn't know.
Every output governed by:
Input
Verify
Comply
Prove
Governed
Everything the Horizon Scanning can do
Every capability runs on our own legal database and through the same governance — checked, compliant, and logged.
- A two-minute setup wizard: describe coverage in your own words, then pick jurisdictions, sources, and a schedule
- Sector starting points built in — financial services & BNPL, gambling, data & privacy, telecoms, pharma, retail, shipping, and general commercial
- Continuous scanning of primary sources across UK and EU bodies, with global reach where it's relevant
- New legislation, SIs, guidance, consultations, and enforcement decisions caught as they're published
- Every scan dedupes against the register, so you're never re-told what you already know
- Materiality scoring on every development — scope, penalty risk, and implementation effort — against your sectors, practice areas, and clients
- A judged digest in your inbox on a schedule — daily, weekly, or monthly — not a raw feed
- Signed proof of what was covered: every scan records which sources were swept, and when
- Every reference re-checked at the source before it reaches a briefing
- Links across bodies, so a single change is seen across the regulators it touches
Who the Horizon Scanning is for
- Practice heads who need to brief their team before clients start asking
- Regulatory and policy teams tracking several bodies at once
- Client partners who want to flag a regulatory shift before the client does
Governance guarantee
A complete record of what was scanned, when, how each item was scored, and who received the digest. It shows systematic horizon scanning rather than ad-hoc reading — and every cited reference is verified against legislation.gov.uk, EUR-Lex, or the publishing body's own record.
In practice
Real scenarios, real outcomes
How different roles in your firm would use the Horizon Scanning — with specific scenarios and governed outcomes.
Scenario
The EU AI Act phases in new obligations for high-risk systems used by clients.
Governed outcome
A scheduled digest tracking each commencement date, scored for the firm's tech and financial-services clients, every Article re-checked against EUR-Lex.
Scenario
A wave of consultations across the SRA, FCA, and ICO touches the same client base.
Governed outcome
One digest that links the consultations, with response deadlines on a single timeline.
Scenario
A property client needs early warning on planning and building-safety reform.
Governed outcome
A weekly sector digest flagging the new SIs and guidance before they bite, each reference checked against legislation.gov.uk.
What makes this different
Built for legal work, not relabelled for it
Primary sources, not a press feed
It scans legislation.gov.uk, EUR-Lex, and the regulators' own records, not secondary commentary.
The three that matter, not two hundred alerts
Every item is scored against your firm so the digest is short and relevant.
It joins the dots across bodies
A single change is shown across the SRA, FCA, and ICO touchpoints it affects, not siloed by regulator.
Built on our own legal database
The Horizon Scanning checks every output against BAILII, legislation.gov.uk, EUR-Lex, and our own legal database — a curated, constantly updated source we built in-house for faster checking. It's our own work, and it lets us cross-reference across jurisdictions in ways the public sources can't on their own.
Built-in governance
How Verify, Comply, Prove works for the Horizon Scanning
Every agent on LegalAI Space runs through the same three steps. Here's exactly what that means for horizon scanning outputs.
Every reference checked against the source
The agent doesn't summarise what it thinks a measure says. It re-fetches and checks against the published text.
- Legislation and SIs checked on legislation.gov.uk, with commencement and extent
- EU regulations and directives checked on EUR-Lex, with transposition status
- Enforcement and consultation references linked to the publishing body's official record
- Any case law referenced re-checked against BAILII with a treatment signal
Your scanning checked for gaps
We check that what you're scanning actually covers your firm's exposure. The Regulatory Compliance Check flags blind spots before they become surprises.
- Coverage check: are all your practice areas' relevant bodies being scanned?
- Gap detection: new regimes or bodies that should be in scope
- Materiality calibration: are the scoring thresholds right for your risk profile?
- SRA rule 2.1 alignment: does the scanning demonstrate effective governance?
A scanning record ready for the SRA
When the SRA asks how the firm tracks legal change, you have a complete, timestamped record. It already exists — you don't build it before an inspection.
- What sources were scanned, how often, and what was picked up
- How each development was scored, and why
- Who received each digest, and when
- Summary reports ready for SRA desk-based reviews
Try the Horizon Scanning on a real matter
Apply for beta access and run the Horizon Scanning on your firm's work — or book a call to scope what you need.
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LegalAI Space is a technology platform. We are not a law firm and do not provide legal advice. AI agents assist with legal work but do not replace qualified legal counsel or professional judgement.
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Agent capabilities described on this page represent planned or in-development functionality. Final capabilities may vary.
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References to regulatory frameworks (SRA Standards and Regulations, EU AI Act) are for informational purposes. Compliance checking is automated and rule-based — it does not constitute a legal opinion.