Canada

Law Society of Alberta v. Tiwana

Law Society of Alberta Appeal Panel 12 March 2026
Party
Pro Se Litigant
AI Tool
Unidentified

Hallucinated Content

Fabricated

  1. Case Law

    AI-generated hallucinated case cited in appellant's brief; LSA counsel could not locate it and appellant admitted it was a 'placeholder'.

Misrepresented

  1. Case Law

    Repeated oral reliance on a Law Society of BC case that was irrelevant and for which the appellant could not provide style of cause or citation; court noted the reference did not support his propositions.


Outcome

AI misuse as aggravating factor for awarding costs
Monetary penalty 1 CAD

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