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Court AI proposals draw a line around witness evidence

The Civil Justice Council recommends declarations for factual witnesses and experts, while keeping ordinary legal drafting under professional responsibility. Its final report focuses on AI’s influence on evidence, with implementation still requiring changes to procedural rules.

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A polished witness statement can be a problem if the polish changes the recollection. The Civil Justice Council’s new AI proposals focus on that boundary: how to preserve the substance of evidence when software helps prepare the document. For courts and legal teams, the important question is what happened to the account on its way to the page.

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