AI in the Courtroom: A Landmark Warning for the Legal Profession The NSW Court of Appeal has issued a landmark judgment that every lawyer needs to read. In May v Costaras [2025] NSWCA 178, the court dismissed a property appeal but delivered a powerful warning on the reckless use of generative AI in legal proceedings. A self-represented
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SLAW- Jordan Furlong – Another Brilliant Idea! the Hidden Dangers of Sycophantic AI
Author’s Note: After I wrote this column, but a couple of days before it was published, Open AI upgraded its GPT Chatbot from version 4 to version 5. Among the negative reactions to the change was a sense that ChatGPT-5’s artificial personality had becomes more distant and less complimentary. As you’ll see below, I don’t think…
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Innovate Law Review Monthly updates, news and info to help you excel in the world of law! EU AI Code of Practice: Comprehensive Newsletter Jana Saad Read this article on LinkedIn to join the conversation Read on LinkedIn Introduction On July 10, 2025, the European Commission published the final General-Purpose AI Code of Practice, a voluntary yet…
When AI Gets an Email: What Digital Workers in Banking Mean for Courts and Law Firms
A recent Wall Street Journal article reported something that would have sounded outlandish just a few years ago. Apparently, some major banks are now giving artificial intelligence agents their own email addresses and Microsoft Teams logins. And these “digital workers” are not just assisting behind the scenes. They’re being treated as members of the team.…
Bloomberg Article: AI Fake Citations Expose Lawyer Sloppiness and Training Gaps
AI certifications, higher fines, better training could help Lawyer laziness, lack of hands-on experience to blame An onslaught of AI-generated hallucinations in court filings shows lawyers haven’t yet learned how to finesse their use of the rapidly changing technology, as the financial and reputational risks of citing fake cases is expected to climb. Lawyers and…
UK: ‘Fake’ citations: Civil Justice Council sets up AI working group
The Civil Justice Council has created a working group to examine the use of artificial intelligence in preparing court documents and consider amendments to procedure rules. Terms of reference should be published within the next few weeks, a spokesperson told the Gazette. Lord Justice Birss, deputy head of civil justice, alluded to the group’s establishment…
Press Release: Callidus Legal AI Launches Groundbreaking Platform That Redefines Legal Workflows with Comprehensive Case Database and Advanced AI
Pairing the most advanced AI legal reasoning engine with the most comprehensive U.S. case law database, Callidus delivers end-to-end litigation automation that outpaces legacy platforms MCKINNEY, Texas, May 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Callidus Legal AI, the AI platform that automates & accelerates attorneys across core legal workflows, today announced its most advanced legal research and drafting system to…
Article: Entering the Hall of Hallucinations: AI, Law, and Global Verification Failures
May 19 2025 Dr Jason Harkess Barrister Linked In Introduction In June 2023, when the Southern District of New York sanctioned a lawyer for citing six non-existent cases, it seemed a curious anomaly—a cautionary tale about new technology. Yet as research deepened for “The AI That Lied to the Court,” similar cases began emerging across…
EU AI Act: Ban on Certain AI Practices and Requirements for AI Literacy Come Into Effect
EU AI Act: Ban on Certain AI Practices and Requirements for AI Literacy Come Into Effect The first requirements under the EU Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act come into effect on February 2, 2025, banning the use of AI systems that involve prohibited AI practices and requiring providers and deployers of AI systems to take steps…
AI Literacy Under the EU AI Act: 5 Tips for Companies to Consider
This update is part of our EU AI Act Series. Learn more about the EU AI Act here. Developers and users of AI systems subject to the EU AI Act must adopt AI literacy measures by 2 February 2025. The Act requires them “to ensure, to their best extent, a sufficient level of AI literacy” among staff and…