Munir v SSHD [2026] UKUT 00081 (IAC): fabricated AI citations, solicitor referred to the SRA. The supervising solicitor remains responsible.
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Munir v SSHD
[2026] UKUT 00081 (IAC)
Judicial review grounds contained false and non existent citations generated with non specialist AI tools. A three judge panel of the Upper Tribunal heard the Hamid proceedings and the solicitor responsible was referred to the SRA. Responsibility for AI output sits with the person who signs the document.
The supervision duty
Munir, Upper Tribunal 2026
The tribunal held that a solicitor who delegates work remains responsible for supervising it, and that failing to ensure fee earners understood the dangers of non specialist AI for legal research, or failing to undertake appropriate checks, is likely to result in a referral to the SRA.
Privilege, waived in one upload
Munir, Upper Tribunal 2026
The first case in England and Wales to address the point: the tribunal observed that uploading confidential documents into an open source AI tool places the information in the public domain, breaching client confidentiality and waiving privilege.
UKJT on AI liability
Legal statement, 7 July 2026
The UK Jurisdiction Taskforce's Legal Statement on Liability for AI Harms confirms AI has no legal personality under English law. Liability stays with the people and businesses that use it, under ordinary principles of contract, negligence and misrepresentation.
EU AI Act Article 50
Enforceable 2 August 2026
Transparency obligations for AI generated content take effect. Firms producing client facing content and marketing with AI assistance need to be able to disclose and document that use, not just their clients.
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