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HC 142 – Practice Direction on the Responsible Use of Generative AI in Court Documents

High Court Practice Direction HC 142 on GenAI in court documents operates from 1 September 2026.

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Instrument	Issuer	Date on page	What it says	Source
HC 142 – Practice Direction on the Responsible Use of Generative AI in Court DocumentsPractice directionPrimary sourcePractice note. Scope not stated in the stored source.	High Court of Ireland	comes into operation · Effective 2026-09-01	Applies to all High Court proceedings and to court documents prepared after commencement. Para 30: experts must disclose nature and extent of GenAI use in expert reports.	High Court of Ireland
CA16 – Practice Direction on the responsible use of Generative AI in court documentsPractice directionCourtPrimary sourceConfidence: highPractice note. Scope not stated in the stored source.	Court of Appeal of Ireland	2026-09-01 (in operation) · Effective 2026-09-01	Court of Appeal practice direction issued by the President of the Court of Appeal on 11 August 2026 and in operation from 1 September 2026. It sets the Court’s expectations on generative AI in court documents, including the risk of inaccuracy, and is aligned with High Court practice direction HC142. In operation from 1 September 2026 High Court practice direction HC142 is a separate direction, already recorded for Ireland, and is also in operation from 1 September 2026	Court of Appeal of Ireland
CC34 – Practice Direction on the Responsible Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Court Proceedings and DocumentsPractice directionCourtPrimary sourceConfidence: highPractice note. Scope not stated in the stored source.	Circuit Court of Ireland	2026-09-21 (in operation) · Effective 2026-09-21	Circuit Court practice direction issued by the President of the Circuit Court, in effect from 21 September 2026, for civil and criminal proceedings. It gives guidance on responsible use of generative AI. The direction says non-compliance may lead to sanctions, including adverse costs, disregarding the material, or striking out a claim or defence. In effect from 21 September 2026 in civil and criminal proceedings Sanctions for non-compliance can include costs, rejecting the material, or striking out a claim or defence	Circuit Court of Ireland
Using AI to prepare documents for court (guide for court users)Court user guideCourtPrimary sourceConfidence: mediumProfessional guidance. Guides court users. Not a court practice note.	Courts Service of Ireland	Not stated	Plain-language guide for anyone using AI tools in proceedings; false or misleading material may attract sanctions. AI chatbots are not qualified lawyers Sanctions can include costs or dismissal	Courts Service of Ireland

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Law societies and bars for Ireland
Instrument	Issuer	Date on page	What it says	Source
Generative AI GuidanceGuidanceLaw societyPrimary sourceConfidence: mediumProfessional guidance. Scope not stated in the stored source.	Law Society of Ireland	2025-10-16	Guidance note on GenAI uses, limitations, risks and opportunities in legal practice consistent with solicitors’ professional obligations. Does not approve specialist legal AI tools	Law Society of Ireland

Privacy regulators

Privacy regulators for Ireland
Instrument	Issuer	Date on page	What it says	Source
AI, Large Language Models and Data ProtectionPrivacy guidancePrivacy regulatorPrimary sourceConfidence: mediumProfessional guidance. Scope not stated in the stored source.	Data Protection Commission (Ireland)	2024-07-18	DPC guidance on data protection risks for organisations using or building on LLMs. Covers fine-tuning and cloud AI products	Data Protection Commission (Ireland)

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Legal Services Regulatory Authority · Regulator · checked 2026-10-10
No AI guidance found on lsra.ie homepage as of 10 Oct 2026.
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The Bar of Ireland · Bar · checked 2026-10-10
AI Ethical Toolkit PDF exists (members.lawlibrary.ie/app/uploads/2025/05/TBoI-Ai-EthicalToolkit-1.pdf, May 2025) but could not be fetched (members area); not loaded as a rule.

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AI instruments for Ireland
Instrument	Issuer	Date on page	What it says	Source
HC 142 – Practice Direction on the Responsible Use of Generative AI in Court DocumentsPractice directionPrimary sourcePractice note. Scope not stated in the stored source.	High Court of Ireland	comes into operation · Effective 2026-09-01	Applies to all High Court proceedings and to court documents prepared after commencement. Para 30: experts must disclose nature and extent of GenAI use in expert reports.	High Court of Ireland
CA16 – Practice Direction on the responsible use of Generative AI in court documentsPractice directionCourtPrimary sourceConfidence: highPractice note. Scope not stated in the stored source.	Court of Appeal of Ireland	2026-09-01 (in operation) · Effective 2026-09-01	Court of Appeal practice direction issued by the President of the Court of Appeal on 11 August 2026 and in operation from 1 September 2026. It sets the Court’s expectations on generative AI in court documents, including the risk of inaccuracy, and is aligned with High Court practice direction HC142. In operation from 1 September 2026 High Court practice direction HC142 is a separate direction, already recorded for Ireland, and is also in operation from 1 September 2026	Court of Appeal of Ireland
CC34 – Practice Direction on the Responsible Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Court Proceedings and DocumentsPractice directionCourtPrimary sourceConfidence: highPractice note. Scope not stated in the stored source.	Circuit Court of Ireland	2026-09-21 (in operation) · Effective 2026-09-21	Circuit Court practice direction issued by the President of the Circuit Court, in effect from 21 September 2026, for civil and criminal proceedings. It gives guidance on responsible use of generative AI. The direction says non-compliance may lead to sanctions, including adverse costs, disregarding the material, or striking out a claim or defence. In effect from 21 September 2026 in civil and criminal proceedings Sanctions for non-compliance can include costs, rejecting the material, or striking out a claim or defence	Circuit Court of Ireland
Using AI to prepare documents for court (guide for court users)Court user guideCourtPrimary sourceConfidence: mediumProfessional guidance. Guides court users. Not a court practice note.	Courts Service of Ireland	Not stated	Plain-language guide for anyone using AI tools in proceedings; false or misleading material may attract sanctions. AI chatbots are not qualified lawyers Sanctions can include costs or dismissal	Courts Service of Ireland
Generative AI GuidanceGuidanceLaw societyPrimary sourceConfidence: mediumProfessional guidance. Scope not stated in the stored source.	Law Society of Ireland	2025-10-16	Guidance note on GenAI uses, limitations, risks and opportunities in legal practice consistent with solicitors’ professional obligations. Does not approve specialist legal AI tools	Law Society of Ireland
AI, Large Language Models and Data ProtectionPrivacy guidancePrivacy regulatorPrimary sourceConfidence: mediumProfessional guidance. Scope not stated in the stored source.	Data Protection Commission (Ireland)	2024-07-18	DPC guidance on data protection risks for organisations using or building on LLMs. Covers fine-tuning and cloud AI products	Data Protection Commission (Ireland)

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HC 142 – Practice Direction on the Responsible Use of Generative AI in Court Documents · 2026-10-10