'Effective & competent' | HR professional wins first court case using AI lawyer

A freelance HR consultant has become the first person to win a court case in England with the support of an artificial intelligence law firm.

Tamires Camal Taquidir used Garfield, an AI-powered law firm, to pursue a debt owed by a hospitality business for HR-related consultancy work, recovering £7,000 in unpaid fees after spending around £400 on legal services.

Following a three-hour hearing at Wandsworth County Court, the court ruled in Taquidir's favour, awarding the full £7,000 claimed and dismissing a counterclaim brought by the defendant. Garfield AI says it believes the case is the first trial anywhere in the world to be won using the support of a regulated AI lawyer.