Roll Q/25/0025
Enterprise Court Ghent · Dec 15, 2025
What happened in this matter?
The court identified that the debtor submitted fabricated case law in a request to reopen debates, likely generated by unverified AI use. Consequently, the court rejected the request to reopen on the merits but ordered a specific hearing to address potential sanctions under Article 780bis of the Judicial Code for the irresponsible use of AI.
- Why the court cared
- Fabricated: Case Law | Submission cited 'Cass. 25 november 2021, AR C.20.0193.F'; court verified via Google AI-mode and found the cited cassation decision/rolnummer does not exist and the provided ECLI was incorrect. || Fabricated: Case Law | Submission cited 'Cass. 14 juni 2021, P.20.0810.N'; court checked and concluded no such Cassation judgment or ECLI exists — the reference is fabricated. || Fabricated: Case Law | Submission cited 'GwH nr. 104/2017 van 6 juli 2017' as a Constitutional Court decision relevant to equality; court found no such decision at that date/number and that the cited ruling does not support the asserted proposition.
- Why it matters now
- Courts are using AI-assisted search to detect your AI hallucinations; a dedicated sanctions hearing is now the default response.
Why this matter is tracked
The Enterprise Court of Ghent addressed a judicial reorganization case where the debtor, BV [E.J.], submitted a request to reopen debates containing multiple fabricated legal citations. The court identified that the cited decisions from the Court of Cassation and the Constitutional Court did not exist, noting that the debtor likely used AI tools without verification. The court explicitly rejected the request to reopen debates, noting that the debtor failed to provide a valid reorganization plan and attempted to disrupt proceedings with non-existent jurisprudence. The court ordered a reopening of debates specifically to allow the debtor to address the potential application of Article 780bis of the Judicial Code regarding the irresponsible use of AI in legal submissions.
Courts are using AI-assisted search to detect your AI hallucinations; a dedicated sanctions hearing is now the default response.
Record details
What the record establishes about AI use
The court identified the use of Google's AI-mode to verify the citations.
The court issued a judgment on December 15, 2025, rejecting a request to reopen debates while simultaneously ordering a new hearing to address potential sanctions for the use of fabricated citations.
Correction behavior is not separately verified in the current record.
Tracked discrepancy record
3 citation, quotation, or authority issues are recorded in the source dataset.
- Fabricated: Case Law | Submission cited 'Cass. 25 november 2021, AR C.20.0193.F'; court verified via Google AI-mode and found the cited cassation decision/rolnummer does not exist and the provided ECLI was incorrect.
- Fabricated: Case Law | Submission cited 'Cass. 14 juni 2021, P.20.0810.N'; court checked and concluded no such Cassation judgment or ECLI exists — the reference is fabricated.
- Fabricated: Case Law | Submission cited 'GwH nr. 104/2017 van 6 juli 2017' as a Constitutional Court decision relevant to equality; court found no such decision at that date/number and that the cited ruling does not support the asserted proposition.
Questions this record answers
- What happened in Roll Q/25/0025?
- The court identified that the debtor submitted fabricated case law in a request to reopen debates, likely generated by unverified AI use. Consequently, the court rejected the request to reopen on the merits but ordered a specific hearing to address potential sanctions under Article 780bis of the Judicial Code for the irresponsible use of AI.
- Why does Roll Q/25/0025 matter for legal AI risk?
- Courts are using AI-assisted search to detect your AI hallucinations; a dedicated sanctions hearing is now the default response.
- What does the public record establish about Roll Q/25/0025?
- Retained unchanged after audit: the existing summary is source-specific, non-placeholder, and supported by the recorded source link. Read the underlying source before relying on it for legal advice or a filing.
- Which source supports this Roll Q/25/0025 summary?
- The recorded source is Damien Charlotin case archive. It is classified as publisher document archive; review the linked material and subsequent docket history before relying on this summary.
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