London Man wore smart glasses for High Court 'coaching'

Man wore smart glasses for High Court 'coaching' - BBC News Image source, PA Image caption, The Royal Courts of Justice in London where a witness received instructions through smart glasses Published 12 March 2026 A man has been accused by a High Court judge of wearing smart glasses to secretly receive "coaching" while giving evidence. The claim arose during a ruling by Judge Raquel Agnello KC in a case brought by Laimonas Jakstys over the directorship of a property development company that owns a flat in south-east London and land in Tonbridge. Jakstys was told to remove the glasses after the court noticed he "seemed to pause quite a bit" before answering questions, and that "interference" was heard coming from around the witness. The judge later found that he had been "assisted or coached in his replies to questions put to him during cross examination" during the January trial. Once the glasses were taken off, an interpreter was still translating a question when Jakstys' mobile phone began broadcasting a voice - which he later blamed on Chat GPT. Agnello said: "There was clearly someone on the mobile phone talking to Jakstys. He then removed his mobile phone from his inner jacket pocket." He denied using the smart glasses to receive answers, and denied they were connected to his phone. But the judge said multiple calls had been made from his phone to a contact named "abra kadabra", whom he claimed was a taxi driver. She said she did not need to determine who was coaching Jakstys, but accepted that he was "being assisted or coached" in his replies during cross‑examination. She ruled: "In my judgement, from what occurred in court, it is clear that call was made, connected to his smart glasses, and continued during his evidence until his mobile phone was removed from him." Agnello concluded: "Not only have I held that Jakstys was untruthful in denying his use of the smart glasses and his calls to abra kadabra, but the effect of this is that his evidence is unreliable and untruthful." Listen to the best of BBC Radio London on Sounds and follow BBC London on Facebook , external , X , external and Instagram , external . Send your story ideas to [email protected] , external Related topics High Court London From other local news sites Team behind Michelin-starred St Barts to open British bistro External London Evening Standard Man masturbates while looking at woman on train near Slade Green External News Shopper It’s the PM vs the Greens on idea to legalise harder drugs External Camden New Journal £300k signs to welcome people to Camden Town External Camden New Journal Gold bar and gold suitcase seized in week-long county lines crackdown External London Evening Standard Rush hour warning issued across part of London transport network External Your Local Guardian Information about BBC links to other news sites Top stories Live . US temporarily eases Russia oil sanctions as Iran war pushes up energy prices 39089 viewing 39k viewing US refuelling plane crashes in Iraq, military says Published 1 hour ago UK economy saw zero growth in January ahead of Iran war Published 1 hour ago More to explore Mission accomplished? The 2003 boast that haunts today's Iran conflict 'I missed my chemo and have a £12,000 hotel bill': British holidaymakers stranded by Iran war Americans on Iran strikes: 'What if this turns into a forever war?' Winners, Sinners and record breakers: 17 fun facts about this year's Oscars Weekly quiz: This dog was Best in Show at Crufts - what other prize did he win? French vote tests polarised electorate with right hoping to win control of Paris Lost Doctor Who episodes found in 'eclectic' collection 'Hidden hand of Putin' and 'This lying PM' US Politics Unspun: Cut through the noise with Anthony Zurcher's newsletter Elsewhere on the BBC Harry Styles is back with a Live Lounge special Why can neurodiverse people find comfort in loud environments? A raw, revolutionary cult drama returns to BBC iPlayer How is your lifestyle affecting your teeth? Most read 1 US refuelling plane crashes in Iraq, military says 2 Man's blue skin A&E panic was just bed sheet dye 3 'Hidden hand of Putin' and 'This lying PM' 4 Winners, Sinners and record breakers: 17 fun facts about this year's Oscars 5 Draper beaten after controversial hindrance call 6 Lost Doctor Who episodes found in 'eclectic' collection 7 Oil price profiteering will not be tolerated, says Miliband 8 UK economy saw zero growth in January ahead of Iran war 9 How long will the cold weather last? 10 'I missed my chemo and have a £12,000 hotel bill': British holidaymakers stranded by Iran war