{"id":247965,"date":"2026-05-18T00:59:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T04:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/18\/ai-risks-and-rewards-by-joshua-rozenberg\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T01:20:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T05:20:18","slug":"ai-risks-and-rewards-by-joshua-rozenberg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/18\/ai-risks-and-rewards-by-joshua-rozenberg\/","title":{"rendered":"AI: risks and rewards &#8211; by Joshua Rozenberg"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rozenberg.substack.com\/p\/ai-risks-and-rewards\">AI: risks and rewards &#8211; by Joshua Rozenberg<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rozenberg.substack.com\/p\/ai-risks-and-rewards\">https:\/\/rozenberg.substack.com\/p\/ai-risks-and-rewards<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-05-18 00:59:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"rozenberg.substack.com\">rozenberg.substack.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>In a <\/span>judgment<span> published <\/span>last Thursday<span>, a circuit judge sitting in Walsall explained that he was referring two solicitors to their regulator because false AI-generated case citations had been submitted in an appeal he was hearing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cLawyers who cite fictitious cases must face serious consequences,<\/span>\u201d said Judge Grimshaw<span>, \u201cand in the current environment, where this is a problem that is significant (and indeed seems to be growing), the guidance in <\/span>Ayinde <span>indicates that judges should take a robust approach.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Mahmood Hussain<span>, a consultant at <\/span>AML Legal<span> in Dudley, had acknowledged that documents citing false judgments had been prepared with the help of a paralegal. The judge observed that an appeal bundle and a covering email had apparently been signed by <\/span>Kossar Qureshi<span>, the firm\u2019s director.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It\u2019s a cautionary tale for solicitors. But the perils of using artificial intelligence may be even greater for barristers. To help them balance risks and rewards, their regulator will be launching <\/span>new guidance<span> later today. I\u2019ll update this page when it\u2019s published. Strikingly, it encourages members of the bar to take a risk-based approach when using new technology.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>To set the scene, I\u2019ve been discussing the new guidance with the Bar Standards Board\u2019s director of strategy, policy and insights, <\/span>Ewen MacLeod <span>(pictured), on the latest episode of A Lawyer Talks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>My weekly podcast is a bonus for paying subscribers to A Lawyer Writes. 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