AI, Access to Justice and Family Court Reform AI in Justice Must Be People-Centred — Not Just Another Tool to Process Vulnerable People Faster Artificial intelligence has real potential to improve access to justice. It can help people understand procedure, organise evidence, prepare clearer documents and navigate a system that is often confusing, expensive and […]
JSH Law | Domestic abuse, safeguarding and legal technology GPS Tagging for Domestic Abuse: Can Proximity Alerts Protect Survivors in the UK? What litigants in person need to know about electronic monitoring, Domestic Abuse Protection Orders, exclusion zones, family court applications and the difference between a tag and a real-time safeguarding response. Updated: 27 August […]
What can you do when a McKenzie Friend or unregulated legal adviser mishandles your case? A practical guide to the legal boundaries, evidence, remedies and next steps.
When a child sees, hears or experiences domestic abuse, the Family Court must examine the harm and evidence before attributing the child’s fear to alienating behaviour.
With legal aid limited and private legal advice often unaffordable, many litigants in person turn to Facebook groups for urgent family court help. But relying on social media advice can cause real harm. This article explains where to find safer support, how to prepare for court, and how to use direct access barristers properly.
A practical guide to checking a Cafcass safeguarding letter: correction worksheet, adaptable message, court requests and safe first-hearing preparation.
How to complete the 2026 Form C1A, describe domestic abuse and coercive control, respond to allegations, protect confidential details and prepare evidence for family court.
Received a C100 child arrangements application? Learn how to complete the updated September 2026 Form C7, respond to allegations with C1A, protect confidential details and prepare for your first hearing.
Need to make a C2 application in an ongoing family court case? Learn when Form C2 is appropriate, how to complete the June 2026 version, current fees, evidence, safeguarding and filing steps.
Towels folded the “wrong” way can sound utterly trivial. But inside a wider system of coercion, small rules may tell us something about obedience, autonomy and the consequences of resistance. JSH Law examines Biderman’s Chart of Coercion, what it can help us understand about patterns of domestic abuse, and why it must never be mistaken for proof.