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Raad van Discipline 's-Hertogenbosch, ECLI:NL:TADRSHE:2026:93 (Case 26-379/DB/LI/D)
·Raad van Discipline 's-Hertogenbosch (Netherlands bar disciplinary council)·EUOther
The Raad van Discipline in 's-Hertogenbosch, a Dutch bar disciplinary council, formally reprimanded an advocate who used AI to generate ECLI case citations in two tenancy defences, several of which did not exist or referred to unrelated rulings. Rejecting a mere warning, it found breaches of the core values of expertise and integrity and ordered EUR 1,250 in costs.
- Court
- Raad van Discipline 's-Hertogenbosch (Netherlands bar disciplinary council)
- Date
- 2026-07-27
- Who used the AI
- Lawyer
- AI tool
- Not identified in the record
- Conduct
- On a complaint by the Dean, an employment-law advocate handling two tenancy cases was found to have filed defences containing AI-generated ECLI citations, some nonexistent and others pointing to unrelated divorce and criminal judgments. She later filed rectifications withdrawing them and also failed to attend hearings.
- Outcome
- Other
- Penalty
- €1,250
- Regulatory outcome
- Raad van Discipline 's-Hertogenbosch: Formal reprimand (berisping) on a complaint by the local Dean for breaches of the core values of expertise and integrity, with EUR 1,250 costs (EUR 750 to the Bar, EUR 500 to the State). (2026-07-27)
- Status
- Verified against listed sources
- Last checked
- 2026-09-03
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SafeLegalAI Global Legal AI Incident Tracker, “Raad van Discipline 's-Hertogenbosch, ECLI:NL:TADRSHE:2026:93 (Case 26-379/DB/LI/D)”, safelegalai.com/tracker/raad-van-discipline-2026-93 (accessed 2026-09-04). Data: CC BY 4.0.