AI hallucination cases in Australia
Edmonds v Barrington Winstanley Group
[2026] NSWCA 31
Unverified. The judgment text was not confirmed on 10 Oct 2026.
No AI passage was found in the extracted text. The case appears linked to the Bayfoyle proceedings (Mr Smits).
| Detail | What the trackers record |
|---|---|
| Court | Supreme Court of New South Wales, Court of Appeal |
| Jurisdiction | New South Wales |
| Date | 18 March 2026 |
| Who used AI | Lawyer |
| Tool named by the trackers | Not named |
| Sanction for the AI use | No professional sanction |
| Outcome | Warning |
| Citation | [2026] NSWCA 31 |
Summary from the trackers
Charlotin database
Fabricated: Case Law | Applicants' written submissions cited a non-existent High Court authority; Court noted the citation did not correspond to any such case and directed it to a different case. || Fabricated: Exhibits & Submissions | Applicants' submissions alleged an 'uploading of a non-existent mortgage (AU379627)' among other asserted documentary irregularities in their reply submissions.
Court AI rules
Sources
- AI Hallucination Cases Database, Damien Charlotin (CC BY 4.0)
- Judgment copy cited by the Charlotin database
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