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UK v Secretary of State for the Home Department

[2026] UKUT 81 (IAC)
JurisdictionHong Kong
CourtUpper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber), United Kingdom
Year2026
StatusPersuasive authority

Key Principle

Legal representatives who advance fabricated case authorities (including those generated by public AI tools) commit a serious breach of their duties to the tribunal and risk regulatory referral; and uploading confidential or privileged client material into open-source AI tools breaches confidentiality and waives legal professional privilege.

Area of Law

General

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