Re Gary Man Kin Ng
Ontario SCJ (Bankruptcy) · Mar 2, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- international
- Court
- Ontario SCJ (Bankruptcy)
- Record ID
- re-gary-man-kin-ng-2026-03-02
- Observed outcome
- The court ordered the bankrupt to verify all cited authorities and awarded substantial indemnity costs of $12,366.72 against him.
- Known monetary consequence
- CA$12,367
Why this matter warrants attention
The court found that the self-represented bankrupt submitted AI-generated materials containing fabricated legal citations. The court ordered the bankrupt to verify all cited authorities and subsequently awarded substantial indemnity costs against him, totaling $12,366.72, based on his overall conduct and failure to comply with court practice directions.
Fabricated: Case Law | Bankrupt cited 'Galty B.V. (Re), 2021 ONSC 7250'; court found no such decision at that citation in CanLII or Westlaw and paragraph references did not match existing Galty decisions; Bankrupt admitted reliance on AI. || Fabricated: Case Law | Multiple other unspecified authorities in the Bankrupt's materials appeared to be AI-generated/hallucinatory; opposing counsel alerted the court and the court ordered the Bankrupt to produce every cited case or admit non-existence.
This record documents a Pro Se Litigant filing issue in Ontario SCJ (Bankruptcy), with the listed outcome: no adjudicated outcome recorded.
Failure modes and consequences
- Pro Se
- Fake Citations
- Bankruptcy
- Trial
- None Adjudicated
- AI attribution
- Admitted
- Recorded tool
- Generative artificial intelligence (unspecified)
- Known monetary consequence
- CA$12,367
- Procedural posture
- Motion in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Bankruptcy and Insolvency) regarding the bankrupt's request for targeted directions, which was ultimately dismissed with a costs award against the bankrupt.
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What this record does—and does not—establish
The bankrupt admitted to using AI to generate his materials.
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Latest evidence review: Primary Document Verified (high confidence).
Controls suggested by the public record
- Verify each cited authority, quotation, and proposition against the underlying source before filing.