AI Use in Appeal Proceedings
Nova Scotia Court of Appeal · Nova Scotia
last revised 2025-03-14last verified 2026-09-041 versioncountry page →
Practice direction / noteIn forceVerification duty
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A notice of the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal issued on 14 March 2025 governing the use of artificial intelligence in appeal proceedings. It requires parties and counsel to verify every authority and every piece of analysis derived from AI against authoritative sources before it is included in appeal materials.
- Applies to
- lawyers, litigants, parties
- Effective
- See version history
- Current version
- Original · 14 Mar 2025
- Last verified
- 04 Sept 2026
What the document requires
- AI-derived authorities and analysis in appeal materials must be verified against authoritative sources.
Version history
| Version | Date | What changed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Originalcurrent | 2025-03-14 | Recorded 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, "AI Use in Appeal Proceedings" (Nova Scotia Court of Appeal, Original, 2025-03-14), safelegalai.com/regulation/canada/ca-ns-court-of-appeal-ai-notice (accessed 2026-09-04). Data: CC BY 4.0.
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