BC Supreme Court (Canada)
Zhang v. Chen (2024 BCSC 285)
Sanctioned · 20 February 2024
SectorLegal
CountryCanada
Document typeFamily-court application
ConsequenceSanctioned
What was fabricated
An application cited two ChatGPT-hallucinated cases that do not exist in any record.
What happened as a result
Lawyer Chong Ke reprimanded; ordered to personally pay opposing counsel's costs and to review all her files for AI-generated citations.
Sources
- https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/lawyer-chatgpt-fake-precedent-1.7126393
- https://www.mccarthy.ca/en/insights/blogs/techlex/landmark-decision-about-hallucinated-legal-authorities-bc-signals-caution-leaves-questions-about-requirement-disclose-use-ai-tools
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