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Administrative Court Judicial Review Guide 2026, para 2.3: Using Artificial Intelligence tools

Administrative Court, King's Bench Division, High Court of England and Wales

last revised 2026-08-01last verified 2026-10-051 versioncountry page →

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The Administrative Court Judicial Review Guide 2026 (England and Wales, dated August 2026) tells legal representatives and litigants in person to take reasonable care when using AI to draft pleadings, witness statements and skeleton arguments, especially over citations and legal propositions. Failure can bring costs sanctions, strike-out, regulator referral, contempt proceedings or police referral.

Applies to
lawyers, litigants
Effective
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Current version
2026 edition (dated August 2026) · 01 Aug 2026
Last verified
05 Oct 2026
Official text
www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/46.77_JO_AdminCourtGuide20…

What the document requires

  • Para 2.3.1: legal representatives, litigants in person and those assisting them must take reasonable care when using AI tools to draft pleadings, witness statements and skeleton arguments, particularly over citations, legal propositions and facts.
  • Para 2.3.2: failure to take reasonable care may result in costs sanctions, strike-out, referral to a professional regulator, contempt proceedings or referral to the police (citing R (Ayinde) v Haringey [2025] EWHC 1383 (Admin)).
  • Para 2.3.3: documents produced with AI tools remain subject to page limits and should not include irrelevant material.
  • Para 20.2.5: authorities cited in skeleton arguments must be genuine; AI-generated authorities must not be relied on without checking the source directly.

Version history

VersionDateWhat changedSource
2026 edition (dated August 2026)current2026-08-01First version recorded.official

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SafeLegalAI Legal AI Regulation Tracker, "Administrative Court Judicial Review Guide 2026, para 2.3: Using Artificial Intelligence tools" (Administrative Court, King's Bench Division, High Court of England and Wales, 2026 edition (dated August 2026), 2026-08-01), safelegalai.com/regulation/uk/uk-admin-court-judicial-review-guide-2026-ai (accessed 2026-10-05). Data: CC BY 4.0.

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