Lodhia v Twelve Trees

Why this matter warrants attention

Fabricated: Exhibits & Submissions | Doctored email purporting to be from the University Assessment Office (dated 20 April) stating criminal oral assessment on 6 May; court found the email was fabricated. Outcome: Costs Order; 3-year General Civil Restraint Order; Bar Referral. The claimant (litigant in person) produced multiple fabricated or doctored documents which he later said were AI-generated 'hallucinations'. Examples included a doctored University Assessment Office email, a fabricated Section 5A addition to his ULIP, an altered copy of Steyn J's 29 April Order, fabricated letters of claim with false certificates of service, and a false N260 statement of costs claiming ~£82,800. The court rejected the AI excuse as insufficient, found the documents and several witness statements to be false/manipulated, and treated this as serious misconduct. The court ordered indemnity costs, ordered payment of the costs of the 6 May hearing, made a 3-year General Civil Restraint Order, referred the matter to the Attorney General for possible contempt (and police referral), and referred the barrister/JSC Chambers to the Bar Standards Board for investigation into supervision and regulatory compliance. (Summary by GPT 5.1)