---
title: "Judgment know-how note"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/knowledge-management/judgment-knowhow-note"
type: "precedent"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "km-judgment-knowhow-note"
area_id: "KM"
kind: "memo"
ai_level: "yellow"
version: 1
task_ids: ["KM-B12-14", "KM-B12-06"]
law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-22"
---

# Judgment know-how note

> Internal note of a decision the practice will rely on: the citation, the holding in the note-writer's words after reading the judgment, what it does not decide, and which precedents to revisit.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/knowledge-management/judgment-knowhow-note  
Law stated as at: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

- Kind: Memo. An internal or advice memo.
- Practice area: [Knowledge Management](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/knowledge-management.md)
- Jurisdictions: Australia
- AI level: Yellow. You and the tool draft together, with you directing. You check every statement you rely on.
- Law stated as at: 2026-10-22
- Status: Maintained. Checked on 2026-10-22 against the 3 authorities it cites, for Australia.

## When to use it

Use when a practice group wants a decision recorded for later retrieval. The note points to the official judgment. It is not a substitute for reading it, and it is not a document to file.

## Used for these tasks

- [Summarise new judgments for a practice-group know-how update](https://ailawframework.com/practice/knowledge-management/summarise-new-judgments-for-a-practice-group-know-how-update.md)
- [Write drafting notes for a precedent](https://ailawframework.com/practice/knowledge-management/write-drafting-notes-for-a-precedent.md)

## How AI may be used

In an approved tool, AI may draft a note from the judgment text the lawyer supplies, and the lawyer checks every holding and quotation against that judgment before the note is published.

**AI may:**

- Draft section headings and a proposed statement of the holding from the judgment text supplied in an approved tool.
- List paragraph numbers where a specified defined term appears.
- List precedents in the bank that cite the same Act section, for the owner to consider.

**AI must not:**

- Must not add a quotation, a paragraph number or a holding that is not in the text supplied.
- Must not publish the note to the know-how collection or to AI retrieval.
- Must not summarise the judgment from memory or from a news article when the judgment has not been supplied.

**The lawyer checks:**

- The lawyer read the judgment, not only the draft note.
- Every quotation and paragraph number matches the official text.
- The note states the court, the date, and whether the decision is on appeal, if that is known from the sources opened.

## Authorities

- [Federal Court of Australia, GPN-AI, 16 April 2026, para 4.5 (the responsible person confirms authorities exist and support the proposition)](https://www.fedcourt.gov.au/law-and-practice/practice-documents/practice-notes/gpn-ai)
- [Law Society of NSW, Legal Practice Board of WA and Victorian Legal Services Board + Commissioner, Statement on the use of artificial intelligence in Australian legal practice (6 December 2024)](https://lsbc.vic.gov.au/news-updates/news/statement-use-artificial-intelligence-australian-legal-practice)
- [Legal Profession Uniform Law Australian Solicitors' Conduct Rules 2015, including r 9.1 (confidentiality) and rr 4.1.2 and 4.1.3 (honesty, competence), as stated in the 6 December 2024 joint statement](https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/html/inforce/current/sl-2015-0244)

## Full text and drafting notes

The full text and the drafting notes are not part of this public page. Signed-in firm accounts can read them at https://ailawframework.com/precedents/knowledge-management/judgment-knowhow-note and through the signed-in MCP connector https://ailawframework.com/mcp/firm.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*