LawFairy has been authorised by the SRA to deliver legal outcomes using rule-based technology rather than traditional lawyer-led work.
Tech-led firm Garfield Law also cleared SRA regulation last year, signalling a shift in how regulated legal services can be delivered.
The SRA has authorised LawFairy, a technology-only law firm that applies legal rules automatically through software.
Instead of a solicitor exercising judgement, the system applies predefined legal criteria to the facts provided and generates a fixed outcome. Enter the same facts and it will always reach the same answer - with each decision traceable back to a specific rule.
LawFairy is the second tech-driven law firm to get regulator approval after Garfield broke new ground last year as the first AI law firm. Garfield is co-founded by former City litigator Philip Young.
The model
LawFairy describes itself as the first “deterministic-only” law firm authorised in England and Wales. Its platform does not rely on generative AI. Instead, it operates as a lawyer-designed decision-tree system.
LawFairy founder Raj Panasar said: “Most legal AI produces probabilistic outputs – statistically likely answers generated from patterns in data. That is fundamentally unsuitable for regulated legal work, where an outcome is either right or wrong.”
The model is best suited to areas governed by clear statutory thresholds or eligibility tests, such as immigration applications, small claims, debt recovery and certain consumer and benefits matters.
Panasar said: “The law contains vast areas governed by precise rules – statutory tests, defined thresholds and fixed eligibility criteria. These do not require discretion. They require disciplined, consistent application. Deterministic technology is designed precisely for that task.”
If the matter falls outside of LawFairy’s defined parameters, the platform produces a structured analysis and a fully reasoned case file that can be brought to a traditional law firm.
The precedent
LawFairy follows Garfield, which in May 2025 became the first AI-driven firm authorised by the SRA to deliver regulated services largely through technology. Its system uses AI to guide users through small claims and debt recovery, helping them prepare documents and manage the court process.
Listen to our interview with Garfield co-founder Philip Young on The Non-Billable Podcast.
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