Incident & Risk Monitor.
Tracking AI incidents, ethical controversies, and media coverage impacting the regulatory landscape.
| LOC | Date ↓ | Title & Summary | Incident Type | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 2025-12-04 | UK High Court Reprimands Counsel for Fictitious AI Citations A barrister in a high-stakes commercial hearing was found to have included passages from non-existent cases generated by AI. | Professional Malprac... | View |
 | 2025-12-03 | Deloitte Australia Partner Resigns Following AI Hallucination Scandal A senior partner at Deloitte Australia reportedly exited the firm after an AI-assisted report for the federal government was found to contain fabricated references and non-existent... | Professional Malprac... | View |
| | 2025-12-01 | UK Government AI Tracker Records Surge in Judicial Hallucination Cases By early December 2025, the UK recorded a total of 24 verified judicial incidents involving AI-generated false citations, reflecting a sharp increase in detection by courts. | Professional Malprac... | View |
 | 2025-12-01 | Ghana Supreme Court Issues AI Practice Direction The Chief Justice of Ghana issued a formal practice direction governing the use of AI by legal practitioners in all courts to protect judicial integrity. | Regulatory Action | View |
 | 2025-09-24 | Puerto Rico federal judge orders $24.4k fees over AI-style bogus citations in FIFA case A federal judge in Puerto Rico sanctioned two plaintiffs’ lawyers in an antitrust suit involving FIFA and the Puerto Rico Soccer League after filings contained at least 55 inaccura... | Regulatory Action | View |
| | 2025-09-16 | Nevada judge offers sanctions-or-education ultimatum after ChatGPT fake citations A Nevada state-court judge found that a filing by two defense lawyers contained at least 14 apparently fictitious case citations, along with other misquoted or misrepresented autho... | Hallucination | View |
| | 2025-09-03 | LACBA newsletter ethics column warns of sanctions tied to AI-hallucinated citations A Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA) ethics column authored by John W. Amberg highlighted professional-responsibility risks as lawyers incorporate generative AI into drafti... | Professional Guidanc... | View |