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Every incident where a lawyer got caught filing AI-fabricated citations. The Hall of Shame.

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ChatGPT 7 Gemini 1 Lexis+ AI 1

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Reprimanded Gemini 2025-11-12
A Dubai-based lawyer cited two non-existent QFC cases in submissions, and the QFC Court found him in contempt but imposed no penal sanction.
Jonathan David Sheppard v Jillion LLC · A Dubai-based lawyer · Qatar International Court (QFC Court)
“It was inconceivable for any lawyer not to verify the case law citations produced by an AI tool with the actual body of case law published by the QFC Court.”

Cases that don't exist

  • Al Khor International School v. Gulf Contracting Co. (QFC 2022)
  • Doha Bank v. KPMG (QFC App 2019)
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  • Jonathan David Sheppard v Jillion LLC; a Dubai-based lawyer
  • He relied on AI research and cited two non-existent QFC cases
  • The court found contempt but imposed no penal sanction
  • Qatar International Court (QFC Court), Qatar
  • 2025-11-12; the court said lawyers must verify AI-produced citations
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