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AI & access to justice

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Frontline legal services have the most to gain from artificial intelligence, but also face unique challenges in its provision, write Emily Carter & Sahil Kher

The judgment of the Divisional Court in R (Ayinde) v London Borough of Haringey [2025] EWHC 1383 (Admin) has generated significant interest within the legal community. Although the court determined that the reliance upon ‘fake’ citations did not justify commencing contempt proceedings on the specific facts of these two cases, the court’s concern was clear. As Dame Victoria Sharp P said in her judgment: ‘There are serious implications for the administration of justice and public confidence in the justice system if artificial intelligence [AI] is misused.’

Although the headlines in the legal press about these cases have focused upon fake case citations, the risks posed by AI within litigation are much broader. Generative AI is now embedded in many publicly available search tools, as well as legal research platforms. Fake citations may be linked to fake judgments; inaccuracies in emphasis or

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NEWS
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Bea Rossetto of the National Pro Bono Centre makes the case for ‘General Practice Pro Bono’—using core legal skills to deliver life-changing support, without the need for niche expertise—in this week's NLJ
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Charlie Mercer and Astrid Gillam of Stewarts crunch the numbers on civil fraud claims in the English courts, in this week's NLJ. New data shows civil fraud claims rising steadily since 2014, with the King’s Bench Division overtaking the Commercial Court as the forum of choice for lower-value disputes
Artificial intelligence may be revolutionising the law, but its misuse could wreck cases and careers, warns Clare Arthurs of Penningtons Manches Cooper in this week's NLJ
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