AI in courts demands disciplined legal workflows

Courts are confronting AI hallucinations, but real challenge is building safe, effective legal workflows and supervision, JDSUPRA reports. 

The current judicial guidance on AI, issued in October 2025, still cautions against using AI tools to conduct legal research. But it already needs to be read alongside how quickly practical use cases are developing.

One of the most constructive themes of the recent City of London Law Society discussion on AI, privilege and the courts was Sir Colin Birss’s pragmatic and positive keynote. He explained that the judiciary is now using secure AI systems for practical tasks such as transcription, anonymisation, checking draft judgments for internal inconsistency and finding material in emails. In short, AI can be incredibly effective for legal tasks, if used responsibly.