In the Matter of a Hearing by a Panel of the Discipline Committee into the conduct of Denis Sawyer
Law Society of New Brunswick Discipline Committee · Jul 22, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- international
- Court
- Law Society of New Brunswick Discipline Committee
- Record ID
- in-the-matter-of-a-hearing-by-a-panel-of-the-discipline-committee-into-the-conduct-of-deni-2026-07-22
- Observed outcome
- Notice of Complaint filed
- Known monetary consequence
- Not recorded
Why this matter warrants attention
Fabricated: Case Law | Filed a brief with the New Brunswick Provincial Court containing ten fictitious citations (10 of 12 citations in the brief were fabricated); later removed most but left two. Outcome: Notice of Complaint filed. The Law Society alleges Mr. Denis Sawyer submitted a brief to the New Brunswick Provincial Court containing fictitious citations (ten of twelve citations were fabricated). After being informed, he filed a revised brief removing most but leaving two fictitious citations, one of which he attributed a quote. The complaint also alleges he used generative AI in preparing briefs and failed to properly review the outputs. The Law Society has charged breaches of multiple professional conduct rules and referred the matter to a Discipline Committee hearing; Mr. Sawyer disavowed the briefs at the hearing.
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Failure modes and consequences
- Fake Citations
- Trial
- None Adjudicated
- AI attribution
- Reported
- Recorded tool
- AI (implied, unspecified)
- Known monetary consequence
- Not recorded
- Procedural posture
- Notice of Complaint filed
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