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Notice to the Profession and General Public: Ensuring the Integrity of Court Submissions when Using Large Language Models

Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador · Newfoundland and Labrador

last revised 2023-10-12last verified 2026-09-041 versioncountry page →

Practice direction / noteIn forceVerification duty

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A notice issued on 12 October 2023 by the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador to the profession and the general public, requiring anyone preparing court submissions with large language models to verify all authorities and analysis against authoritative sources before those submissions are filed with the court.

Applies to
lawyers, litigants, parties
Effective
See version history
Current version
Original · 12 Oct 2023
Last verified
04 Sept 2026
Official text
www.court.nl.ca/supreme/files/2023-10-12-Notice-to-Profession-and-Gene…

What the document requires

  • Authorities generated with large language models must be verified against authoritative sources before filing.
  • Applies to counsel and members of the public alike.

Version history

VersionDateWhat changedSource
Originalcurrent2023-10-12Recorded from the court's notice listing; the PDF was not read in full, so this record is unverified.official

Sources

Cite this record

SafeLegalAI Legal AI Regulation Tracker, "Notice to the Profession and General Public: Ensuring the Integrity of Court Submissions when Using Large Language Models" (Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador, Original, 2023-10-12), safelegalai.com/regulation/canada/ca-nl-supreme-court-llm-notice (accessed 2026-09-04). Data: CC BY 4.0.

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