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Two London law firm staff self-report to SRA over fake ChatGPT-generated quotes

Oct 8, 2026 · Issue 9 · 1 source, 2 articles

Law Gazette reports that two staff at a London law firm voluntarily reported themselves to the Solicitors Regulation Authority after a filing contained fake quotes generated by ChatGPT. The case is a practical example of UK regulatory expectations.

Who is affected and how

lawyer
If AI-generated quotes are used, the duty to self-report and its timing should be set out in advance.
corporate lawyer
Source-checking of quotations should be a mandatory step in the firm's review process.

Narrative: A hallucinated citation is the lawyer's responsibility

Sources

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