JamaicaPractice Direction No. 1 of 2025, Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Court Proceedings
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In force since 17 September 2025.
An AI transparency rule binding public and private bodies.
As of 5 September 2026.
What it requires
- Declare, in the prescribed form, whenever any part of a document submitted to a Jamaican court was prepared with the assistance of generative AI, and have that content thoroughly reviewed, verified, and approved before submission.
- Do not use generative AI to draft or alter an affidavit or witness statement, generate expert evidence, or create material intended to be tendered as evidence, unless the court authorises it.
- Do not rely on generative AI output without independently confirming the validity of any case law, statutory provision, or authority it cites.
If you get it wrong
Criminal exposureNo
Who enforces it
Enforcement body
Supreme Court of Judicature of Jamaica; the General Legal Council's Disciplinary Committee for attorneys-at-law
What it reaches
Obligation class
Disclosure, Governance
What it makes you log
Who may demand the log
Court
What the log must hold
Event time, Actor identity, System identity, Human involvement, Output reference
Logging duty
Paragraph 6.1 requires a declaration, in the Appendix's prescribed form, whenever any part of a document submitted to the Court was prepared with GenAI assistance. The declaration is itself the record: it names the tool and its version, identifies the portions of the document it produced, and states that the filer has independently verified the information, citations, and representations the tool produced. Paragraph 6.2 separately empowers the Court to direct a party to provide further particulars of their GenAI use in any case. No retention period for a filed declaration is stated; a declaration becomes part of the court record it is filed into.
- Kind
- Explicit
- As of
- 22 September 2026
- Provision
- Paragraph 6.1 and the Appendix (Form of Declaration for Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence)
- Trigger
- content_generation
Why the legislator wanted it
Paragraph 1.3, immediately following the Court's acknowledgment in paragraph 1.2 that GenAI use in preparing court materials is growing and must be responsible, secure, and transparent.
- As of
- 22 September 2026
- Quote
- This Practice Direction seeks to preserve the integrity of the judicial process, ensure the accuracy of the information provided to the Court, and protect confidential and privileged information.
- Source link
- https://supremecourt.gov.jm/sites/default/files/PRACTICE%20DIRECTION%20NO.%201%20OF%202025%20%28Use%20of%20Generative%20AI%20In%20Court%20Proceedings%29.pdf
- Source kind
- Recital
- Purpose
- provenance_and_authenticity
Who checks it
Audit expectation
on_request
What this law does
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Issued by the Chief Justice, this Practice Direction applies to all proceedings before the Supreme Court of Judicature, the Revenue Court, and both divisions of the Gun Court, and governs the use of generative AI tools by attorneys-at-law, parties, and self-represented litigants.
It requires a declaration, in a prescribed form, whenever any part of a document submitted to the Court was prepared with the assistance of generative AI, and requires that such content be thoroughly reviewed, verified, and approved before submission. It prohibits using generative AI to draft or alter affidavits or witness statements, to generate expert evidence, or to create material intended to be tendered into evidence unless the Court authorises it.
Submitting inaccurate, fictitious, or misleading generative-AI content can lead the Court to refuse the document, disregard the submission, or make a costs order, and non-compliance may constitute contempt of court or lead to referral to the General Legal Council's Disciplinary Committee.
When LexLint raises it
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Read the law
Text of Practice Direction No. 1 of 2025 as published by the Supreme Court of Judicature of Jamaica
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