UK Courts and CJC: Verification, Supervision, and Firm-Level Governance Move Centre Stage
A JD Supra analysis by Freshfields' Antonia Croke (published 2 June) consolidates the current UK court landscape: the Civil Justice Council consultation is focused on witness statements and expert evidence rather than a wholesale AI rulebook; current judicial guidance (October 2025) still cautions against AI for legal research; and the Upper Tribunal in *UK v Secretary of State for the Home Department* [2026] UKUT 00081 directly required qualified legal professionals to ensure documents are checked and errors identified before submission.
BY TRANSATLANTIC DESK · JUNE 3, 2026 · 1 MIN READ
A JD Supra analysis by Freshfields' Antonia Croke (published 2 June) consolidates the current UK court landscape: the Civil Justice Council consultation is focused on witness statements and expert evidence rather than a wholesale AI rulebook; current judicial guidance (October 2025) still cautions against AI for legal research; and the Upper Tribunal in UK v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2026] UKUT 00081 directly required qualified legal professionals to ensure documents are checked and errors identified before submission. The practical message for UK firms is that AI errors in court work are assessed through existing supervision, candour, and verification duties — with the Divisional Court in Ayinde having already stated that heads of chambers and managing partners bear individual leadership responsibility for ensuring every person providing legal services understands those obligations.