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Tobosaru v Court of Law Craiova, Romania, [2026] EWHC 1720 (Admin)

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In the High Court (Administrative Court), the Crown Prosecution Service filed extradition submissions citing two non-existent authorities, Vlad v Romania and Jeziorski v Poland, that the CPS later accepted likely originated from AI. The error was caught before the hearing; the appeal was dismissed on its merits and the CPS reviewed 78 other cases.

Date of decision/order

2026-07-08

Court

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

Jurisdiction

UK

AI tool

Not identified in the record

Conduct

In extradition proceedings the Crown Prosecution Service filed grounds of opposition and submissions citing two non-existent authorities, Vlad v Romania and Jeziorski v Poland. The CPS accepted the citations were inaccurate and likely originated from the use of artificial intelligence with inadequate human verification.

Consequence

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