{"id":12619,"date":"2026-10-15T10:17:54","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T23:17:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insight.thomsonreuters.com.au\/legal\/?p=12619"},"modified":"2026-10-16T05:48:44","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T18:48:44","slug":"how-to-verify-legal-ai-guide-for-law-firm-partners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insight.thomsonreuters.com.au\/legal\/posts\/how-to-verify-legal-ai-guide-for-law-firm-partners","title":{"rendered":"How to verify legal AI: guide for law firm Partners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:16px\">Key takeaways<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>A partner who signs off AI-assisted work is personally exposed under three duties: to the court, to the overarching purpose of civil proceedings, and to the client.<\/strong> Australian courts have already referred lawyers to regulators and made personal costs orders over unchecked AI citations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Defensible verification takes four steps.<\/strong> The check cannot be delegated to another AI tool, and a court or regulator will ask who checked the work, what it was checked against, and whether you can show your work.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>CoCounsel Legal makes verification faster but doesn\u2019t replace it.<\/strong> It reasons from Westlaw, Practical Law and your firm\u2019s own knowledge, links each citation to its source, shows its reasoning at each stage, and provides a transcript and report for the matter file. Human review stays your responsibility.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI was just about to sign it,\u201d she said. Partners share the same story time and again. They nearly let a document go out under their name because someone they trusted drafted it and it looked fine. But it wasn\u2019t. The draft overstated an authority, misinterpreted an obligation from a different jurisdiction or missed an important principle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Firms are increasingly using AI to assist with legal work. Midsize Australian law firms lifted technology and knowledge-management spend per lawyer by 16.0% in FY 2026, while cutting nearly every other budget line, according to the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/insight.thomsonreuters.com.au\/legal\/resources\/resource\/australia-state-of-the-legal-market-2026-edition\" data-type=\"insight_resource\" data-id=\"12498\">Australia State of the Legal Market 2026<\/a><\/em>. With this much invested, the question for partners is whether the AI assisting their legal work can withstand scrutiny.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:16px\">Table of contents<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"#almost-right\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#almost-right\">Why &#8216;almost right&#8217; isn&#8217;t enough<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"#as-good-as-the-content-it-reasons-with\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#as-good-as-the-content-it-reasons-with\">Is AI only as good as the content it reasons with?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"#where-does-unverified-work-expose-you\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#where-does-unverified-work-expose-you\">Where does unverified AI work expose you and your firm?&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"#how-to-verify-ai\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#how-to-verify-ai\">How can a partner verify AI-assisted work?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"#what-counts-as-verified\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#what-counts-as-verified\">What counts as verified work when a court or regulator asks?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"#verification-in-practice\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#verification-in-practice\">What does verification look like in practice?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"#CoCounsel-Legal-makes-verification-easier\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#CoCounsel-Legal-makes-verification-easier\">How does CoCounsel Legal make verification easier?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"#court-and-tribunal-guidance\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#court-and-tribunal-guidance\">Where can I read the court and tribunal guidance?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"almost-right\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1\" style=\"color:#d64000\">Why &#8216;almost right&#8217; isn&#8217;t enough<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Being almost right isn\u2019t enough. When you sign off on legal advice or a court document you need to feel confident that you can stand behind it. Your recipient may be a judge, your insurer, a regulator or an auditor. Your practising certificate is also on the line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The real value of investment in AI tools is not faster answers. The value comes from answers that you can trust and defend.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Protect your AI investment by choosing tools whose output you can verify. With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomsonreuters.com.au\/en-au\/products\/cocounsel.html\">CoCounsel Legal for law firms<\/a>, you can view the source behind any answer and see the reasoning that produced it. This guide shows you how to verify AI outputs across the matters you supervise, starting with legal AI grounded in authoritative content such as Westlaw and Practical Law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"as-good-as-the-content-it-reasons-with\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2\" style=\"color:#d64000\">Is AI only as good as the content it reasons with?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Thomson Reuters\u2019 <em><a href=\"https:\/\/insight.thomsonreuters.com.au\/legal\/resources\/resource\/future-of-professionals-report-2026-thomson-reuters\" data-type=\"insight_resource\" data-id=\"12225\">Future of Professionals Report 2026<\/a><\/em>, 94% of professionals said AI outputs must be grounded in authoritative content. They understand that trust comes not only from how the AI tool works but from knowing it is drawn from authoritative sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AI tools can only draw on the content available. Therefore, when choosing legal AI, make sure it is built on trusted legal research content and shows how it reached each answer. Where each citation links to its source document, you can read and confirm the authority yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"where-does-unverified-work-expose-you\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3\" style=\"color:#d64000\">Where does unverified AI work expose you and your firm?&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When AI assisted work goes out unchecked, you and your firm are exposed because of the duties you owe the Court, the duty you owe to further the overarching purpose in civil proceedings and duties owed to your clients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Duty to the Court<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Filing documents that misrepresent the law, rely on fabricated evidence or non-existent cases may breach your duty to not mislead the Court. Federal and State courts and tribunals have introduced guidance on AI, and they differ on whether AI can be used to prepare court documents and when its use must be disclosed. For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Forum<\/th><th>What it expects<\/th><th>Source<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Federal Court of Australia&nbsp;<\/td><td>Where AI has been used to prepare a document, a responsible person confirms its accuracy.<br><br>Disclosure of AI use in specific circumstances.<\/td><td>Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence Practice Note (GPN-AI), 16 April 2026.<sup>1<\/sup><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Supreme Court of NSW&nbsp;<\/td><td>Authors of AI-assisted written submissions must verify, and state they have verified, every case, law, and other source they cite, and cannot leave that verification solely to a generative AI tool.<br><br>Generative AI must not be used to generate the content of affidavits or witness statements.<\/td><td>Practice Note SC Gen 23, in force since 3 February 2025.<sup>2<\/sup><br><br>UCPR 35.3B, 31.4 (3A \u2013 C), 31.27 (5-8) and 51.36 (1A).<sup>3<\/sup><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Supreme Court of Victoria&nbsp;<\/td><td>Content produced using AI must be verified with meaningful human control.<br><br>Caution must be exercised if AI is used to assist in the preparation of evidence.<br><br>Court users must be prepared to identify the specific portion of Court documents produced using AI and explain how the output was verified.<\/td><td>Practice Note SC Gen 25 commenced 14 May 2026.<sup>4<\/sup><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fair Work Commission&nbsp;<\/td><td>Anyone using generative AI to prepare a document for lodgement must disclose that use in the document, then review and correct it so the details are accurate and relevant.<br><br>The author of a witness statement or declaration must confirm the content reflects their own knowledge.<\/td><td>Guidance note: use of generative artificial intelligence in Commission cases, 24 August 2026 commences 20 Oct 2026.<sup>5<\/sup><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other courts and tribunals, including the Federal Circuit and Family Court<sup>6<\/sup> and Queensland courts<sup>7<\/sup>, have issued their own guidance<sup>8<\/sup>. Be sure to check the relevant rules because the disclosure and verification requirements are not uniform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Duty to assist with overarching purpose<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You owe a duty to assist your clients to conduct proceedings consistent with the overarching duty to facilitate the just, efficient and cost-effective resolution of the issues in dispute<sup>9<\/sup>. A practitioner who fails to meet that duty can be ordered to pay costs personally in the Federal Court<sup>10<\/sup> and the Federal Circuit and Family Court<sup>11<\/sup>, and failure can count against them on costs in NSW<sup>12<\/sup>, Victoria<sup>13<\/sup> and South Australia<sup>14<\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Duty to clients<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You owe a duty to your clients to provide legal services competently and diligently and to exercise independent professional judgement.<sup>15<\/sup> If you rely on unverified AI assisted documents, you may be referred to the professional regulator and subject to personal cost orders.<sup>16<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Courts have made it clear that lawyer who makes use of AI assisted material has to apply independent judgement before relying upon it. The NSW Court of Appeal has called independent verification an &#8220;absolute necessity&#8221; for practitioners who use AI assisted technology. (May v Costaras [2025] NSWCA 178 at [17])<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite the practice notes, inaccurate or non-existent cases in AI-generated material keep reaching the courts. Damien Charlotin, a research fellow at HEC Paris, keeps an unofficial record of decisions finding AI-produced inaccuracies in filed material, with more than 110 in Australian courts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While most of the decisions involve self-represented litigants, there have been serious consequences for lawyers including referrals to regulators and personal cost orders.<sup>17<\/sup> In Re Dayal [2024] FedCFamC2F 1166, the Court referred a legal practitioner to the relevant regulator (who later restricted the practitioner to supervised practice for two years) over inaccurate citations in an AI-assisted filing. It took the same course in JNE24 v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2025] FedCFamC2G 1314 and made a personal costs order against the lawyer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Murray v Victoria [2025] FCA 731, the Federal Court ordered the solicitors to pay costs personally, on an indemnity basis, after they filed citations prepared by a junior solicitor without checking them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"how-to-verify-ai\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4\" style=\"color:#d64000\">How can a partner verify AI-assisted work?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In practice, litigation lawyers are adopting processes to explain, if asked, how AI was used during preparation of documents filed in court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unapproved AI tools undermine this. Where practitioners rely on so-called \u2018shadow AI\u2019, your firm holds no record of what the tools generated or how anyone verified the output. That leaves the firm exposed when the court, your client, your insurer, or a regulator asks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are four steps covering the essentials for any matter you sign off:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Step one. Use approved tools. <\/strong>Know which AI tools your firm permits on client work and what each is approved for, including what information may be entered. Favour tools built on trusted legal content over tools that rely on the open web.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Step two. Own the verification. <\/strong>Name who will sign off on the verification of any AI-assisted work. Make sure everyone on the matter knows the forum\u2019s rules on disclosing AI use. If you are the responsible lawyer, that professional responsibility is yours and you can\u2019t delegate it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Step three. Check against primary sources. <\/strong>Trace each citation to its source judgment or legislation, confirm that it exists, and read it to ensure that it supports the proposition for which you cite it. Don\u2019t rely on another AI tool to do this (although you can refer to original source material accessed within an AI tool).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Step four. Keep a record. <\/strong>Download the chat transcript from the AI tool along with outputs. Or a note of which tools which were used, what they were used for, and who checked what and how. If a court or regulator asks how a document was checked, the record is your answer.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two more points to be mindful of&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Adjust the steps to the task. <\/strong>Court document or work being delivered to a client needs all four steps every time. A lighter check may be sufficient for an internal research memo if it is labelled unverified and re-checked before it is relied upon further. Just be clear about your expectations when you delegate work.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bring independent thought. <\/strong>Checking that the sources cited in an AI-assisted document are accurate won\u2019t tell you what the analysis missed. Ask yourself what you would expect to see before you start. A tool that discloses the steps taken to produce the output helps you to check what was considered, what lines of enquiry were not explored and spot any gaps.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"what-counts-as-verified\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5\" style=\"color:#d64000\">What counts as verified work when a court or regulator asks?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before AI-assisted work, including any research draft, leaves the firm, the lawyer signing it off should be able to answer three questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><thead><tr><th>Question<\/th><th>A defensible answer<\/th><th>A weak answer<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Who checked it?&nbsp;<\/td><td>The responsible lawyer or author, personally, by name. Courts expect this of the solicitor on the record in proceedings.<\/td><td>\u201cThe team looked at it\u201d, or the AI tool itself.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>What was it checked against?<\/td><td>Primary authoritative sources. The Courts expect you to show that the material you cite supports your argument, that any evidence you refer to is before the court, and that you can substantiate factual claims.<\/td><td>Another AI tool, a secondary summary, or memory.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Can you show your work?&nbsp;<\/td><td>A record of the tool used, the sections of the document prepared with AI assistance, and the checks performed.<\/td><td>No record, or one created after the question was asked.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"verification-in-practice\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6\" style=\"color:#d64000\">What does verification look like in practice?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This scenario shows how an employment law partner at an Australian firm can verify AI-assisted work on a live matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Employment law scenario: sending US staff to Australia<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A US corporation plans to send US-based employees to Australia on temporary assignment, and its lawyer needs to know the employment obligations that follow. The lawyer asks CoCounsel Legal to analyse them under Australian law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><thead><tr><th>Stage<\/th><th>What CoCounsel Legal does<\/th><th>What the partner does<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>1. Research plan<\/td><td>Plans and conducts research across immigration, the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth)<sup>18<\/sup> and National Employment Standards, awards and minimum wages, PAYG withholding, superannuation, payroll tax, work health and safety, anti-discrimination, long service leave, and employee data privacy.<\/td><td>Reviews each step and intervenes if a line of research is missing or off course.&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2. Open facts<\/td><td>Flags what turns on the facts, such as the State or Territory for work health and safety and payroll tax, and whether the U.S. entity has a physical business presence in Australia for PAYG withholding.<br><br>Lists the facts to gather next: duration, State or Territory, nature of the duties, remuneration and benefits, and which entity engages the workers.<\/td><td>Gathers those facts and enters them for a fuller answer.&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3. Cited authorities<\/td><td>Returns the answer with each cited authority linked to its source.<\/td><td>Opens each authority, confirms it exists and is current, and reads it to confirm it supports the advice as written. Corrects the advice if it does not.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4. Record<\/td><td>Provides the chat transcript, which shows the prompts used, and a report containing the answer and cited sources.<\/td><td>Downloads both to the matter file and notes who checked what.<br><br>The record should show the check and any corrections made.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5. Sign-off<\/td><td>Not applicable.&nbsp;<\/td><td>Signs off as the responsible lawyer. If the client asks, the firm can show how the advice was prepared.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"CoCounsel-Legal-makes-verification-easier\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7\" style=\"color:#d64000\">How does CoCounsel Legal make verification easier?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CoCounsel Legal was designed with practising lawyers for work where every citation can be traced to its source. It reasons from Westlaw\u2019s authoritative content, Practical Law guidance and your firm\u2019s own knowledge, not the open web, so the sources you open to check an answer are ones your firm already relies on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CoCounsel Legal runs on <a href=\"https:\/\/insight.thomsonreuters.com.au\/legal\/posts\/thomson-reuters-standard-for-high-stakes-ai\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"12139\">Fiduciary-Grade AI\u2122<\/a>, Thomson Reuters\u2019 standard for AI that professionals can rely on when the stakes are high. You can review the reasoning at each stage and trace every source to its origin. It works through a legal question in stages, as a lawyer would, instead of handing back an answer you cannot trace.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No AI tool can guarantee a flawless answer, so human review remains your responsibility, but a clear trail makes it considerably faster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"court-and-tribunal-guidance\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8\" style=\"color:#d64000\">Where can I read the court and tribunal guidance?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The primary sources referred to in this guide are listed below. Check each court or tribunal\u2019s current requirements before you file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Federal Court of Australia: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fedcourt.gov.au\/law-and-practice\/practice-documents\/notice-to-profession\/16-april-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Generative Artificial Intelligence Practice Note (GPN-AI)<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Supreme Court of NSW: <a href=\"https:\/\/supremecourt.nsw.gov.au\/documents\/Practice-and-Procedure\/Practice-Notes\/general\/current\/PN_SC_Gen_23.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Practice Note SC Gen 23, Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>NSW: <a href=\"https:\/\/legislation.nsw.gov.au\/view\/html\/inforce\/current\/sl-2005-0418\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005<\/a> (Rule 27 of 2025 with effect from 3 Feb 2025)&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Supreme Court of Victoria: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.vic.gov.au\/areas\/legal-resources\/practice-notes\/sc-gen-25-the-use-of-artificial-intelligence-by-court-users\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Practice Note SC Gen 25, The Use of Artificial Intelligence by Court Users<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fair Work Commission: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fwc.gov.au\/about-us\/news-and-media\/news\/use-ai-commission-cases\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guidance note on the use of generative artificial intelligence in Commission cases<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomsonreuters.com.au\/en-au\/products\/cocounsel.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CoCounsel Legal<\/a> \u2192&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:16px\">Footnotes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fedcourt.gov.au\/law-and-practice\/practice-documents\/notice-to-profession\/16-april-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Federal Court of Australia, Notice to the Profession: Generative Artificial Intelligence Practice Note (GPN-AI), 16 April 2026<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em> &nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/supremecourt.nsw.gov.au\/documents\/Practice-and-Procedure\/Practice-Notes\/general\/current\/PN_SC_Gen_23.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Supreme Court of New South Wales, Practice Note SC Gen 23: Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI)<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em> &nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/legislation.nsw.gov.au\/view\/html\/inforce\/current\/sl-2005-0418\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 51.36<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em> &nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"4\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.vic.gov.au\/areas\/legal-resources\/practice-notes\/sc-gen-25-the-use-of-artificial-intelligence-by-court-users\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Supreme Court of Victoria, Practice Note SC Gen 25: The Use of Artificial Intelligence by Court Users<\/em><\/a><em>.&nbsp;<\/em> &nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"5\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fwc.gov.au\/about-us\/news-and-media\/news\/use-ai-commission-cases\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Fair Work Commission, Guidance note: Use of generative artificial intelligence in Commission cases<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em> &nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"6\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, Practice Direction: Use of Artificial Intelligence (PD-AI), 29 May 2026.<\/em>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"7\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Queensland Courts, The Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI): Guidelines for Responsible Use by Non-Lawyers (amended September 2025); Supreme Court of Queensland, Practice Direction 5 of 2025: Accuracy of References in Submissions (September 2025); see also the equivalent practice directions of the District Court, Land Court, Planning and Environment Court and QCAT.<\/em>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"8\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Law Society of New South Wales, Court Protocols on AI.<\/em>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"9\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 37M\u201337N; Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Act 2021 (Cth) ss 190\u2013191; Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) s 56; Civil Procedure Act 2010 (Vic) ss 7, 16\u201327; Uniform Civil Rules 2020 (SA) rr 3.1\u20133.2.<\/em>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"10\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 37N(4)\u2013(5), 43(3)(f).<\/em> &nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"11\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Act 2021 (Cth) s 191(4)\u2013(5).<\/em> &nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"12\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) s 56(5) (failure to comply with the duty may be taken into account in exercising the costs discretion) and s 99 (liability of legal practitioner for unnecessary costs).<\/em> &nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"13\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Civil Procedure Act 2010 (Vic) ss 28\u201329.<\/em> &nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"14\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.sa.gov.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/wp-download-manager-files\/court-rules\/08-uniform-civil-rules\/Uniform%20Civil%20Rules%202020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Uniform Civil Rules 2020 (SA) rr 3.1\u20133.2 (overarching obligations), r 194.8 (costs order against lawyer)<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em> &nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"15\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Legal Profession Uniform Law Australian Solicitors\u2019 Conduct Rules 2015 (NSW) rr 4.1.3 (deliver legal services competently, diligently and as promptly as reasonably possible) and 4.1.4 (avoid any compromise to integrity and professional independence); 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