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England and Wales: AI and court documents

This dossier tracks recommendations and rules on using AI to prepare civil court documents.

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Royal Courts of Justice, London, April 2019. Archive image; it does not depict the report’s publication.
Royal Courts of Justice, London, April 2019. Archive image; it does not depict the report’s publication. — David Castor / Wikimedia Commons — CC0 1.0 https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ ; 20 avril 2019, redimensionnée.

Where things stand

As of 29 October 2026, the CJC has made fifteen recommendations; these are not yet new rules.

Reported information

Civil justice council proposes targeted AI-use declarations

The Civil Justice Council published fifteen recommendations on AI in civil court documents in England and Wales on 29 October 2026. It proposes declarations for witnesses of fact and experts, rather than a general declaration for lawyers.

Royal Courts of Justice, London, April 2019. Archive image; it does not depict the report’s publication.
Royal Courts of Justice, London, April 2019. Archive image; it does not depict the report’s publication. — David Castor / Wikimedia Commons — CC0 1.0 https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ ; 20 avril 2019, redimensionnée.

A witness of fact would declare that AI had not generated or influenced the statement’s substance. An expert would disclose use where AI influenced the substance of the report, allowing scrutiny by the court and opposing party.

The report rejects a general requirement for prior permission to use AI and retains lawyers’ responsibility for document accuracy. The proposals require action by the relevant rule-makers; they do not themselves change procedural duties.

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