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23 May

Lawyer escapes contempt consequences after using AI-generated case law (Ko v. Li)

Friday, May 23, 2025James R.G. CookLitigationAI, Fake Case

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In a follow up to the decision we discussed in Factum containing fake case law likely generated by AI submitted in Ontario litigation (Ko v. Li), the Ontario Superior Court of Justice declined to order any sanctions against a lawyer who had submitted fake case law to the court that had been generated by AI on the basis that she had already gained notoriety from the widespread publication of reports concerning the show cause order in both the legal and the general press: Ko v. Li, 2025 ONSC 2965 (CanLII)...

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8 May

Factum containing fake case law likely generated by AI submitted in Ontario litigation (Ko v. Li)

Thursday, May 8, 2025James R.G. CookLitigationAI, Fake Case

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ChatGPT and other generative AI (artificial intelligence) platforms have the potential to provide litigants with an efficient tool to research and understand the legal concepts and governing authorities that are applicable to their disputes. AI may provide valuable assistance in this regard...

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14 Feb

US lawyers again fall victim to fake case generated by AI-assisted research

Friday, February 14, 2025Stephen A. ThieleLitigationAI, Research

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As a research lawyer with over 30 years experience, I often worry that advances to AI-assisted legal research tools will one day eliminate my job and that senior and junior lawyers will no longer seek my assistance with analyzing precedent case law to provide an answer on legal issues that arise in client matters...

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1 Nov

Navigating AI in the Courtroom: Insights from the Canadian Judicial Council’s New Guidelines

Friday, November 1, 2024Delila BikicLitigationAI, Technology

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In today’s age of rapid advancement in the development to Artificial Intelligence technology (“AI”), Canadian courts are facing increased pressure to respond to its use...

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