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Digital Justice: Can AI Transform the County Courts of England and Wales?

It may well be that AI development slows sufficiently in the coming years, giving us, as a profession, the time to fully digest and strategically implement these tools. However, I fear this scenario is unlikely. The more probable outcome is that AI technology evolves exponentially, and at that stage, the pressing question may shift from "How can we effectively use AI tools in practice?" to "What value can we, as legal professionals, add to an AI-driven system?" I appreciate that this is a daunting prospect for many; nevertheless, it is something we may soon need to seriously consider.

Can ChatGPT Discussions be Evidence? Observations from the Employment Tribunal

“The claimant sought to rely on a conversation with ChatGPT as expert evidence that the respondent’s explanation regarding the difficulty and time involved in extracting the data was false. He had been informed by REJ Davies on 11 June 2024 that he did not have permission to adduce AI generated documents… I would add that even if there had been, a record of a ChatGPT discussion would not in my judgment be evidence that could sensibly be described as expert evidence nor could it be deemed reliable.” Employment Judge S Moore

Danger of Careless AI Submissions: How Uncritical Use Risks Credibility

“The claimant then said to the tribunal that he would use ‘Chat GPT’ to produce his submissions and would ‘see what came out’. The judge said that, in his knowledge of other occasions when unrepresented parties had sought to write their submissions using Chat GPT, this had resulted in submissions which were not necessarily tailored to the issues and were of little help to the tribunal. However, the claimant nonetheless indicated that that was what he was intending to do.” Employment Judge Baty