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Explore the intersection of artificial intelligence, legal technology and family justice in England and Wales.

These articles consider digital evidence, case preparation, AI-assisted drafting, safeguarding, confidentiality and the limits of automated legal tools.

JSH Law focuses on practical governance and the need for verifiable sources, clear professional responsibility and genuine human oversight when children’s welfare may be affected.

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When the Cloud Goes Down, Does Justice Stop? Google Cloud, Remote Hearings and Digital Court Failures

Google Cloud's October 2026 outage disrupted HMCTS court video services. JSH Law explains remote hearing fairness, safeguarding and what litigants in person should do when technology fails.
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Co-Parenting App Harassment: What Can You Do If the Family Court Has Ordered You to Use an App?

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A court-ordered co-parenting app can help separated parents communicate, but what happens when it becomes another channel for harassment or coercive control? Learn how to preserve app evidence, understand the court order and seek safer communication arrangements.
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The Next Frontier in Family Justice Is Decision Integrity

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AI, family court reform and safeguarding: why evidence traceability, human oversight and decision integrity matter for more accountable justice.
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Can AI Prepare You for Cross-Examination? The Court of Appeal’s Warning on Witness Coaching

Can ChatGPT prepare a witness for court? JSH Law examines R v FGD [2026] EWCA Crim 918, AI witness coaching, evidence contamination, Family Court rules and disclosure risks.
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HMCTS Is Testing an AI Case Readiness Assistant: What Could This Mean for Family Court Delays?

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HMCTS is piloting an AI Case Readiness Assistant in the Crown Court. JSH Law explains what it does, what it does not, and the safeguards family justice would need.
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Which Legal Tech Tools Are Actually Worth Paying For? A 2026 Guide for Litigants in Person

Which legal tech tools genuinely help litigants in person? JSH Law compares 23 free and paid options, co-parenting app costs, AI tools, PDF software, evidence management and Family Court safeguards.
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Microsoft Copilot for Legal: Who Controls the Future of Legal AI?

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Microsoft has launched Copilot for Legal. Mike Murphy highlights its distribution advantage. JSH Law examines the CMA's concerns, legal AI competition, professional duties and what this means for family justice.
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OpenAI Is Retiring Custom GPTs: What Law Firms, Legal Professionals and Litigants in Person Need to Know

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OpenAI is retiring custom GPTs, but ChatGPT itself is not closing. JSH Law explains the transition to plugins, what happens to existing conversations, the important deadlines, and how legal teams and litigants in person can protect their work.
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AI May Democratise Legal Drafting. Can the Courts Survive the Volume?

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Generative AI may lower one of the traditional barriers to enforcing legal rights: the cost of producing legal material. But judicial attention remains scarce. JSH Law examines what happens if AI scales legal drafting faster than the court system can scale its capacity.
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When AI Stops Answering and Starts Acting: Agentic AI, Legal Responsibility and the Next Professional Risk

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Agentic AI can plan, select tools and take actions across legal workflows. That creates a new set of risks around authority, confidentiality, supervision and accountability. JSH Law asks what responsible delegation should look like.