Pinsents Refers Itself to SRA over AI Failures

BigLaw AI Blunder: Pinsent Masons Refers Itself to SRA After Court “Hallucinations”

In a case described as a "public admonishment" for the international firm, Pinsent Masons and three of its solicitors have been referred to the SRA following a

Pinsent Masons slammed by judge over junior lawyer's AI blunder

Cited law that didn’t exist Pinsent Masons has been criticised by a High Court judge after AI-hallucinated legal authorities, produced during a junior lawyer’s research, were relied upon during insolvency proceedings. According to the judgment, the firm cited an insolvency rule that did not exist, which arose from a junior solicitor using AI tools to conduct legal research for the proceedings. The incident revolved around a “bulk transfer” insol…

Pinsent Masons and solicitors referred to SRA after 'astonishing' ...

Judge says junior lawyer ‘almost entirely outsourced the thinking process’ to AI.