A judge has decided against referring a solicitor to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) for citing two fake cases generated by artificial intelligence (AI).

His Honour Judge Charman said the failure was “in substance a failure of management” at London and Kent law firm Gordon & Thompson, more than the failure of Raphael Newton as an individual solicitor.

HHJ Charman said that, in any event, his understanding was the fact he had made a wasted costs order against Gordon & Thompson meant the matter would automatically be referred to the SRA.

The judge said that, as stated in the leading case of Ayinde , where a lawyer cited false cases – whether due to the use of AI, without undertaking proper checks, or otherwise – it would “usually be appropriate for the court to refer the matter

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