A judge just caught a man using smart glasses to cheat in court

A businessman named Laimonas Jakstys thought he could outsmart a UK High Court judge by wearing smart glasses connected to his phone during cross-examination. Someone on the other end was feeding him answers in real time. The judge noticed. His entire testimony was thrown out.

How a judge spotted the deception

Judge Raquel Agnello KC noticed something odd during cross-examination: Jakstys "seemed to pause quite a bit" before answering questions. The pauses weren't the kind you'd expect from someone thinking — they had the rhythm of someone listening.

When the judge instructed Jakstys to remove his glasses, the change was immediate and dramatic. As the judge noted in her ruling: "No voice was heard out loud until his smart glasses were removed and disconnected."

In other words, someone had been whispering answers into his ear the entire time.

The case behind the deception

Jakstys, co-owner of a Lithuanian company, was in court trying to remove his business from an insolvency list — essentially trying to prove his company wasn't bankrupt. Instead of making his case honestly, he chose to use technology to get coached through his testimony.

Not only did he lose the case — his credibility was completely destroyed. The judge also found he had a "blatant disregard for disclosure obligations," meaning he was hiding information the court needed.

Courts are waking up to hidden tech

This isn't the first time a judge has flagged smart glasses as a courtroom threat. Judge Carolyn Kuhl previously threatened contempt of court charges against anyone caught using them during proceedings.

As smart glasses become smaller, cheaper, and harder to spot — think of products like Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses that look identical to regular eyewear — courts worldwide are facing a new challenge. How do you stop witnesses from being secretly coached when the coaching device looks like ordinary glasses?

The bigger picture: AI makes this worse

In this case, a human was coaching Jakstys through his glasses. But imagine the same setup with an AI listening to questions and generating instant answers. AI chatbots can now process speech in real time and craft responses that sound natural and confident — making detection even harder.

We've already seen 95% of UK students admit to using AI in academic settings. Job interviews are being gamed with AI earpieces. Now it's reaching courtrooms — where the stakes are people's freedom, money, and justice.

The good news? This judge caught it with nothing more than careful observation. The bad news? As the technology gets better, fewer judges will be able to.

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