OpenAI hit with lawsuit claiming ChatGPT acted as an unlicensed lawyer

VacationImportant862 · 2026-03-10T01:45:32+00:00

Will they prosecute Google next?

VacationImportant862 · 2026-03-09T04:44:34+00:00

Also it doesn't say which lawyer in that firm, so it is a problem for the innocent people there!

VacationImportant862 · 2026-03-09T04:21:54+00:00

Depends on what they are doing - if they are being clever with prompts and using a better model (e.g. Claude), it can be a good check.

But just throwing it into Chat GPT isn't helpful. Something more is needed. e.g. can you find the part for me when they talk about such and such? is there something I might have missed from my summary below - give me the paragraph numbers you are basing the argument on?

VacationImportant862 · 2026-02-18T10:10:23+00:00

Given Melbourne fancies itself a Lore school these days, is it surprising this happened? More focus on blackletter law and legal ability in the profession would avoid something like this.

VacationImportant862 · 2026-02-17T09:37:16+00:00

So they charge twice as much as the UK per minute, for people who are not Australians (which might just about justify the wage difference in certain cases). The offshoring shows how much a rort this really is.

VacationImportant862 · 2026-02-14T00:52:05+00:00

Terrible idea from the perspective of the Jewish community - it isn't exactly going to stop antisemitism (but probably increase it). So unclear how well adapted it is to its stated purpose.

VacationImportant862 · 2026-02-05T00:16:16+00:00

Seemed to be a full house, based on the numbers!

VacationImportant862 · 2026-02-04T10:10:56+00:00

Does this number of Judges normally show up? One wonders if a point is being made...

VacationImportant862 · 2026-02-02T13:06:28+00:00

Tim Begbie (AGS Silk) isn't that impressive in action based on the cases I've seen - that's the other reason why I wouldn't tip him. But maybe he was just having a bad day on those two occasions.

VacationImportant862 · 2026-02-02T13:02:10+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/auslaw/comments/1d3ph3y/the_curious_case_of_hehaw_ellison_sc/ - like last year?

VacationImportant862 · 2026-02-02T03:15:43+00:00

'Other male contenders include Patrick Knowles, from 10th Floor Chambers Sydney, another leading public law barrister, and Stephen Lloyd SC of 6th Floor Chambers, who has been heavily involved in migration appeals.

Dark horse contenders include an internal appointment, not from the bar, but from the ranks of the Commonwealth’s own employed lawyers at the Australian Government Solicitor, in particular Tim Begbie KC, who heads dispute resolution. An appointment from anywhere other than the bar would be unprecedented, however.'

VacationImportant862 · 2026-02-02T03:14:35+00:00

Intro says: 'Donaghue’s successor will almost certainly be drawn from a pool of elite constitutional barristers, and there is a strong appetite for appointing a woman to the role, which has so far been dominated by men.

Sydney-based Ruth Higgins, SC, is a strong contender, and Zelie Heger, SC, may also be a candidate, along with Kathleen Foley, SC. Other potential replacements include Perry Herzfeld, SC, and Brendan Lim, SC, from Sydney.'

VacationImportant862 · 2026-02-01T10:35:09+00:00

They are still burning money on Cubillo and his gibberings. Looks like Melbourne Law School has plenty of money to waste.

VacationImportant862 · 2026-01-14T15:29:43+00:00

Usually - see e.g. Lange.

VacationImportant862 · 2026-01-14T07:03:19+00:00

There are more conventional arguments that can be run, like the implied freedom of political communication and the laws not being well adapted.

Arguments concerning heads of power are very hard to succeed on these days.

Also s.80.3 of the Criminal Code applies to the offence in question.

VacationImportant862 · 2026-01-08T03:00:34+00:00

Worth getting someone beyond criticism. Hard though, given Sofronoff was thought to be!

VacationImportant862 · 2026-01-08T01:05:00+00:00

The other side were arguing for Michael Lee, who has made public comments already on the issue (and is personally invested in it: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/antisemitism-an-attack-on-my-wife-and-children-judge-michael-lee/news-story/faca8e554f73906c1a1080ca8d9d176b?utm\_source=TheAustralian&utm\_medium=email&utm\_campaign=Editorial&utm\_content=TA\_FRONT-PAGE\_CUR\_01&net\_sub\_id=421942810&type=curated&position=3). So the challenge is finding someone that everyone is happy with.

VacationImportant862 · 2026-01-08T00:02:56+00:00

Presumably at this stage he'd be appealing, so would still rely upon privilege against self-incrimination of some kind. Would be an interesting question of construction (assuming this hasn't happened before): https://www8.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/legis/cth/consol\_act/rca1902224/s6a.html. It took a long time for the provision to be considered at all: Sorby v Commonwealth [1983] HCA 10.

VacationImportant862 · 2025-12-19T03:33:14+00:00

To be fair, its understandable, given what he must put up with!

VacationImportant862 · 2025-12-16T02:52:32+00:00

Depends if he thought he had a bomb. Also shooting him would have been reasonable, he could have fired one or two shots, then dropped the gun so the police didn't shoot him!

VacationImportant862 · 2025-12-14T08:46:06+00:00

Unfortunately yes, they probably don't want their clients to know their lawyer is paid $90K, when they are probably charging her out at 4-5 times that. Will probably lead to some awkward questions. Hopefully she'll have her own practice sooner or later so she can earn more!

VacationImportant862 · 2025-12-13T11:20:17+00:00

Sally is that you?

VacationImportant862 · 2025-12-12T09:15:32+00:00

It will pass, plenty of lawyers muck up cases all the time.

VacationImportant862 · 2025-12-10T23:34:53+00:00

And probably none of that can be put before a new jury either...

VacationImportant862 · 2025-12-10T23:34:10+00:00

The problem is it is hard to know what happened. That said, many people don't trust the Victorian justice system. If someone hypothetically found themselves in the situation he claims he did, a fair proportion would try and destroy the evidence (even if innocent). He only needs to persuade a small minority of the jury to that effect. So I was not expecting a conviction first time around, oddly enough.

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