Briefs·Explainer
Legal AI glossary: the terms that decide cases
Plain-English definitions courts use when sanctioning AI-fabricated citations: hallucination, Hamid jurisdiction, wasted costs, Rule 11, and more.
Resources
Reference shelf
Descriptive reference only: what the terms mean, where the primary documents are, and how each regulator's guidance has changed over time. The live, filterable registry of 519 official documents is the Regulation Tracker.
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Guidance histories 8
Version histories by jurisdiction
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State Bar of California generative AI guidance: November 2023 version vs 2026 revision
What changed when the State Bar of California replaced its November 2023 generative-AI guidance with the 2026 revision covering agentic AI.
United States (state)6 min read
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Australia's law-society AI guidance: the joint statement and state guides
Australian regulator guidance on generative AI — Queensland's Guidance Statement 37, the three-regulator joint statement, and the NSW solicitor's guide.
Australia3 min read
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Canada's law-society AI guidance: BC, Ontario, Alberta, and the CBA
The version record of Canadian law-society generative-AI guidance — LSBC (2023), the LSO white paper (2024), Alberta's Rules of Engagement, and the CBA toolkit.
Canada2 min read
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Ireland's AI guidance for lawyers and judges: the version record
The Law Society of Ireland's GenAI guidelines, the Judicial Council's guidelines for judges, and the Court of Appeal's five principles — dated and sourced.
Ireland3 min read
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Singapore's legal AI guidance: courts, ministry, and Law Society
Singapore's legal AI guidance, dated and sourced: the Supreme Court's 2024 circular, the Ministry of Law's 2026 sector guide, and the Law Society advisory.
Singapore3 min read
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AI guidance beyond the big jurisdictions: India, Brazil, Hong Kong, the Gulf
AI guidance in India (Kerala), Brazil (CNJ Res. 615), Hong Kong, and the Gulf (QFC) — judicial and regulator documents beyond the big jurisdictions.
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UK judicial AI guidance: the version history, December 2023 to October 2025
How the Courts and Tribunals Judiciary's AI guidance for judges in England and Wales changed across three versions: Dec 2023, April 2025, and 31 October 2025.
United Kingdom3 min read
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UK legal-profession AI guidance: version histories for solicitors and barristers
The version record of the SRA, Bar Council, and Law Society guidance on generative AI — what each says now, and when it changed.
United Kingdom3 min read