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Garfield.Law

First purely AI-based firm authorised by the SRA (May 2025). Small claims debt recovery up to £10,000 for SMEs. Per-document pricing from £2.

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  • Garfield AI agent

    AI-driven small-claims debt recovery system. Per-document pricing - costs start at £2 for a 'polite chaser' letter. AI does not propose case law (high hallucination risk); named regulated solicitors remain accountable.

What is happening
  • ·First purely AI-based firm authorised by the SRA to provide regulated legal services in England and Wales (approved May 2025, after 8 months of review).
  • ·Small claims debt recovery up to £10,000 for SMEs.
  • ·June 2026: Won the UK's first court trial handled by an AI law firm. Garfield AI handled all pre-trial work (document disclosure, witness statements, trial preparation) for freelance HR consultant Tamires Camal Taquidir at Wandsworth County Court; a human barrister appeared at the hearing. Claimant recovered £7,000 in unpaid fees. Believed to be the first successful trial against human opposition by an AI-run law firm.
  • ·Significance: regulatory first-mover. The SRA's approval process represents the first regulatory template for AI-driven legal services. Strong access-to-justice angle - targets work uneconomic for traditional firms.
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