Jeannie PatersonJun 2, 2026 – 5.00amDespite its rapid advances and impact on the practice of law, the legal profession in Australia generally does not favour replacing judges with AI, nor human judges deputising AI to make or draft decisions.It is frequently suggested that AI might better be used to support greater access to justice, and individual litigants appear to already be taking matters into their own hands.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
Better access to the courts – without a flood of legal slop
AI has the potential to help litigants, but also to clog the system with frivolous and flawed claims, writes one of the judges of the Financial Review AI Awards.
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