Ruling On Witness AI Use Sends Lawyers Strong Message

By Ricci Potts, Adam Silver and Emma Dillon ( September 10, 2026, 2:52 PM BST) -- On June 4, the Criminal Division of the Court of Appeal ruled in R v. FGD that where a witness uses an artificial intelligence chatbot to practice their evidence, this amounts to witness coaching, which is prohibited in English proceedings.[1]...

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