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Tajudin bin Gulam Rasul and another v Suriaya bte Haja Mohideen [2025] SGHCR 33
The court has the inherent power to impose personal costs on advocates and solicitors who cite fictitious AI-generated authorities, as this constitutes improper, unreasonable, or negligent conduct that causes unnecessary costs to the counterparty.
Tan Hai Peng Micheal and another (as the executors of the estate of Tan Thuan Teck, deceased) v Tan Cheong Joo and another and other matters
The court held that solicitors have a non-delegable duty to verify the authenticity and accuracy of all legal authorities cited in court submissions, and that the citation of fictitious authorities, even if unintentional, warrants personal costs orders against the solicitors resp