Legal AI incidents in the United Kingdom
As of 2026-10-07, the tracker records 19 incidents in the United Kingdom where AI misuse affected legal proceedings, from 2023-12-04 to 2026-09-17. 7 have a recorded regulatory or disciplinary disposition and 1 record carries a monetary penalty.
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- dismissal outcomes
- 2026-09-17
- latest decision
| Case | Jurisdiction | Who | AI tool | Consequence | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hancox v Sutherland and others [2026] EAT 139Employment Appeal Tribunal | UK | Litigant in person | ChatGPT | Warning | — | |
| SRA v Abhishek Kumar, Case No. 12884-2026 (SDT)Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal | UK | Lawyer | — | Strike-off / disbarment | The Tribunal found breaches of SRA Principles 1, 2 and 5 and Code paragraph 1.4, and found Code paragraph 2.4 p… | |
| Lodhia v Twelve Trees, [2026] EWHC 1889 (KB)High Court of England and Wales, King's Bench Division (Media and Communications List) | UK | Litigant in person | — | Costs order | Linden J referred direct-access counsel Mr Chiffers of JSC Chambers to the BSB. The litigant himself was referr… | |
| Tobosaru v Court of Law Craiova, Romania, [2026] EWHC 1720 (Admin)High Court of England and Wales (King's Bench Division, Administrative Court) | UK | Not recorded | — | Other | — | |
| Cork & Anor v Smith, [2026] EWHC 1199 (Ch)High Court of England and Wales (Business and Property Courts, Insolvency and Companies List) | UK | Not recorded | — | Regulatory referral | Pinsent Masons self-referred to the SRA and agreed to pay the clients' costs arising from the erroneous corresp… | |
| Rafique v Commissioners for HMRC, [2026] UKFTT 673 (TC)First-tier Tribunal (Tax Chamber) | UK | Not recorded | — | Dismissal | — | |
| Tuyunuklu v Akmal, [2026] UKUT 174 (LC)Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) | UK | Not recorded | — | Dismissal | — | |
| Green v Imprint Creative Print Solutions Ltd, 1809293/2024Employment Tribunal (Leeds) | UK | Not recorded | — | Other | — | |
| Professional Standards Authority v Nursing and Midwifery Council & Anor, [2026] EWHC 141 (Admin)High Court of England and Wales (King's Bench Division, Administrative Court) | UK | Not recorded | Microsoft Copilot | Warning | — | |
| Folarin v Immigration Services Commissioner, [2026] UKFTT 135 (GRC)First-tier Tribunal (General Regulatory Chamber) | UK | Not recorded | ChatGPT | Dismissal | — | |
| Huish v Commissioners for HMRC, [2026] UKFTT 129 (TC)First-tier Tribunal (Tax Chamber) | UK | Not recorded | — | Other | — | |
| Elden v Commissioners for HMRC, [2026] UKFTT 41 (TC)First-tier Tribunal (Tax Chamber) | UK | Not recorded | — | Other | — | |
| UK v Secretary of State for the Home Department (AI hallucinations; supervision; Hamid), [2026] UKUT 81 (IAC)Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) | UK | Not recorded | Google AI | Regulatory referral | Solicitor and COLP Zubair Rasheed was referred to the SRA for failing to supervise the caseworker who drafted t… | |
| MS (Professional conduct, AI generated documents) Bangladesh, [2025] UKUT 305 (IAC)Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) | UK | Not recorded | ChatGPT | Regulatory referral | The Upper Tribunal, presided over by its President Mr Justice Dove, referred barrister Muhammad Mujeebur Rahman… | |
| The Father v The Mother & Ors, [2025] EWHC 2135 (Fam)High Court of England and Wales (Family Division) | UK | Not recorded | — | Dismissal | — | |
| HMRC v Gunnarsson, [2025] UKUT 247 (TCC)Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber) | UK | Not recorded | — | Dismissal | — | |
| Ayinde v London Borough of Haringey; Al-Haroun v Qatar National BankHigh Court of England and Wales (Divisional Court) | UK | Not recorded | — | Regulatory referral | Barrister referred to the Bar Standards Board; solicitors referred to the Solicitors Regulation Authority. The… | |
| Bandla v Solicitors Regulation Authority, [2025] EWHC 1167 (Admin)High Court of England and Wales (King's Bench Division, Administrative Court) | UK | Not recorded | — | Costs order | £24,727.20 · The appellant had already been struck from the roll of solicitors by the SRA; the fabricated-authority conduct… | |
| Harber v Commissioners for HMRC, [2023] UKFTT 1007 (TC)First-tier Tribunal (Tax Chamber) | UK | Not recorded | ChatGPT | Dismissal | — |
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