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Cork (Anthony Malcolm) & Anor v Smith (Mark)

Cork v Smith [2026] EWHC 1199 (Ch)
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtEngland and Wales High Court (Chancery Division), Insolvency and Companies List (ICC Judge Mullen)
Year2026
StatusPersuasive authority

Key Principle

Legal representatives who place reliance on legal research generated by artificial intelligence owe a duty to verify that material against primary sources before putting it before the court, and presenting non-existent (AI-hallucinated) authority or legislation to the court, and failing to correct it candidly, is a serious breach of the duties owed to the court that may warrant regulatory referral.

Area of Law

General

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