Garfield AI claims first court-trial win by a regulated AI law firm
Garfield AI said it helped a freelancer win a Wandsworth County Court claim after generating pre-action correspondence, proceedings, witness statements, bundles and then instructing counsel for trial.
BY TRANSATLANTIC DESK · JUNE 24, 2026 · 1 MIN READ
Garfield AI said it helped a freelancer win a Wandsworth County Court claim after generating pre-action correspondence, proceedings, witness statements, bundles and then instructing counsel for trial. The significance is not that AI replaced the court or barrister; it is that an SRA-authorised AI-powered law firm is trying to prove a lower-cost access-to-justice model that still uses human advocacy where the process requires it.