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Professional Standards Authority v Nursing and Midwifery Council & Anor, [2026] EWHC 141 (Admin)

warning

In the High Court (Administrative Court), unregulated representative Simon Holborn cited three authorities partly generated by Microsoft Copilot whose quotations were fabricated. Griffiths J warned him of contempt but, as a struck-off solicitor, he could not be referred to a regulator. The Authority's appeal succeeded and the nurse's suspension became a striking-off.

Date of decision/order

2026-01-30

Court

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

Jurisdiction

UK

AI tool

Microsoft Copilot

Conduct

An unregulated representative acting for the second respondent filed written argument partly generated by Microsoft Copilot, citing three authorities (Fatnani, Gupta and Ghosh) whose purported quotations were fabricated and which did not support his propositions. He admitted the references were phantoms created by AI.

Consequence

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