MPORTANT NOTICE from the President of the High Court re new Practice Direction HC142 on the Responsible Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Court Documents.

Coming into effect on Tuesday the 1st September, along with a number of other points to note, as per paragraph 27, all Affidavits and witness statements must contain the following declaration:

“I declare that Generative Artificial Intelligence has not been used for the purposes of generating the substantive content of this [witness statement/affidavit] (including by way or altering, embellishing, strengthening, diluting or rephrasing the evidence set out) and that this [witness statement/affidavit] reflects my personal knowledge, recollection and evidence.”

It appears that anything sworn before the 1st September is okay to file without it.

Please read full notice here:
https://lnkd.in/d2gMw2er