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For every page, three questions were answered from its own words: whose rule it is, what the provision settles, the rule, in its own words. Every stated answer carries the sentence it rests on, checked against the stored text; 'not stated' means the page read does not address the question. A provision with several pages reads 'varies' where they disagree. 7 provisions, 7 pages.", "embed": "
7 provisions of the SRA's rules, UK data protection, legal services and copyright law on client information, AI training, software providers, who may own a firm and staff work, each quoted from the regulator's or the law's own page, read 28 October 2026.
Client information, AI, software providers and law firm ownership, selllawfirmdatatoai.com
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