Barrister and solicitors fined for citing AI-generated fake cases in court
In the case of R (Ayinde) v Haringey, a barrister and solicitors for the claimant cited five fake cases in judicial review grounds. The judge found that the lawyers had misled the court and made wasted costs orders of £2,000 each against the barrister and the solicitors. The article suggests the fake cases may have been generated by an AI bot, and the lawyers failed to verify them.
- Date it happened
- 2025-04-03
- Organisation involved
- Haringey Law Centre
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