Lawyer used fake AI cases to defend himself at tribunal and it didn't end well
PostsNews Lawyer used fake AI cases to defend himself at disciplinary tribunal and it didn’t end well By Legal Cheek on Sep 8 2026 8:45am 3 Struck off A registered foreign lawyer who used AI-generated false and misleading case citations while defending himself against disciplinary charges has been struck off. Abhishek Kumar turned to generative AI to help draft his response to proceedings brought by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), only for the tech to spit out misleading quotations and incorrect legal authorities. After the errors were flagged by the regulator, Kumar used AI again to help prepare an explanation, which itself contained further errors.
- ▪PostsNews Lawyer used fake AI cases to defend himself at disciplinary tribunal and it didn’t end well By Legal Cheek on Sep 8 2026 8:45am 3 Struck off A registered foreign lawyer who used AI-generated false and misleading case citations whi
- ▪Abhishek Kumar turned to generative AI to help draft his response to proceedings brought by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), only for the tech to spit out misleading quotations and incorrect legal authorities.
- ▪After the errors were flagged by the regulator, Kumar used AI again to help prepare an explanation, which itself contained further errors.
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PostsNews Lawyer used fake AI cases to defend himself at disciplinary tribunal and it didn’t end well By Legal Cheek on Sep 8 2026 8:45am 3 Struck off A registered foreign lawyer who used AI-generated false and misleading case citations while defending himself against disciplinary charges has been struck off. Abhishek Kumar turned to generative AI to help draft his response to proceedings brought by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), only for the tech to spit out misleading quotations and incorrect legal authorities. After the errors were flagged by the regulator, Kumar used AI again to help prepare an explanation, which itself contained further errors.
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