Trust in our judiciary is key for a civilised society and – as with all our cornerstone institutions – that trust is built on transparency.

In the wake of the Sandie Peggie versus NHS Fife employment tribunal, that trust has been seriously questioned.

The error-strewn ruling on the tribunal raised a lot of eyebrows, and on current count, warranted 12 corrections.

Perhaps, in a case which has stirred so much debate and controversy, it was inevitable that the long-awaited judgment would not be the end of the discussion.

What has been a surprise however, is the concern that Artificial Intelligence (AI) may have been used to draft the document.

These suspicions are born in those corrections, the inclusion of bogus quotes and misidentified campaign groups.

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