Judge blasts lawyer for using AI after he cited entirely fictitious' cases

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"Your support makes all the difference. An immigration barrister could face a disciplinary probe after a judge ruled he used AI tools such as ChatGPT to prepare his legal research. A tribunal heard that a judge was left baffled when Chowdhury Rahman presented his submissions, which included citing cases that were entirely fictitious or wholly irrelevant. A judge found that Mr Rahman had also attempted to hide this when questioned, and wasted the tribunal's time."

"The incident occurred while Mr Rahman was representing two Honduran sisters who were claiming asylum in the UK on the basis that they were being targeted by a violent criminal gang called Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13). After arriving at Heathrow airport in June 2022, they claimed asylum and said during screening interviews that the gang had wanted them to be their women. They had also claimed that gang members had threatened to kill their families, and had been looking for them since they departed the country."

A news outlet requests donations to fund on-the-ground reporting across issues like reproductive rights, climate change and Big Tech while keeping content paywall-free. The funding pitch emphasizes investigating financials, producing documentaries, and presenting balanced reporting to readers across the political spectrum. Separately, an immigration barrister is facing a potential disciplinary probe after a judge ruled he used AI tools such as ChatGPT to prepare legal research that included fictitious or irrelevant cases. The judge found attempts to conceal the issue and wasted tribunal time. The case involved two Honduran sisters who claimed asylum after alleged MS-13 threats; their Home Office claim was refused in November 2023.

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