The numbers are now undeniable. General protections filings in the Federal Court have grown by 153 per cent over the last three years and the number of self-represented litigants has risen by 200 per cent.From where I sit, defending employers against these claims every day, the picture is stark. Almost every second matter I handle now involves a self-represented litigant armed with ChatGPT or Claude as their legal adviser.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles