21 January Case Updates Why you must verify AI-generated content in your expert report 16. Criticism and Complaints, Artificial Intelligence, AI, 11. Report Writing, Minnesota, United States The Court excluded consideration of the expert testimony of an expert on the dangers of AI and misinformation, after he submitted an expert declaration which included fake AI-generated citations to two academic articles. Kohls v. Ellison, 2025 WL 66514 (D. Minn. Jan. 10, 2025)
17 July Case Updates Frederick Ayinde, R (on the application of) v The London Borough of Haringey [2025] EWHC 1383 (Admin) Artificial Intelligence, AI The barrister for the Claimant was unable to explain to the court's satisfaction why she had cited several non-existent cases in pleadings. The case was referred to the High Court for its consideration which commented on the use of artificial intelligence in court proceedings.
25 October Case Updates How not to use AI in expert evidence 16. Criticism and Complaints, 17. Maintaining your professional edge, Artificial Intelligence, AI, 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits, 11. Report Writing In this US case, an expert in fiduciary services used Microsoft’s Copilot to cross-check calculations he used in expert evidence. He was unable to recall the prompts he used, state the sources Copilot relied on, or explain how the tool worked and arrived at its outputs. The judge provided some useful insight into the challenges with using AI in expert evidence.