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Reddy v Saroya, 2025 ABCA 322

costs-order

In Reddy v Saroya, the Court of Appeal of Alberta held that an appellant's factum containing seven fabricated authorities — produced by a contractor using generative AI — was the signing lawyer's responsibility. It signalled personal costs; a later order (reported as 2026 ABCA 20, CAD $17,550) is said to be Canada's first personal-costs order for AI hallucinations.

Date of decision/order

2025-09-26

Court

Court of Appeal of Alberta

Jurisdiction

CANADA

AI tool

generative AI (unnamed)

Conduct

An appellant's factum contained seven non-existent authorities, six purportedly from the Alberta Court of Appeal, produced by a contractor the lawyer had hired who used generative AI. The Court held that the lawyer whose name appears on a filing bears ultimate responsibility for its contents, even where a contractor drafts it.

Consequence

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