A Law Society Tribunal ordered Shahryar Mazaheri to pay C$31,150 after finding that he used AI-generated materials containing non-existent and irrelevant cases without verification. The article says Courtready called it the largest Canadian AI-related costs order to date, and highlights a rising count of AI-citation decisions in 2026. For lawyers, the message is clear: courts and regulators are treating unverified AI output as a professional responsibility problem, not a mere tech mistake.
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