How is artificial intelligence changing legal research, court documents and access to justice?

Read JSH Law analysis of AI accuracy, confidentiality, evidence handling, automated decision-making and practical safeguards for family proceedings.

Explore what legal technology may help with, what it cannot reliably decide and why source checking and human oversight remain essential.

These articles combine legal-process commentary with guidance for responsible use by litigants in person.

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Lexis+ with Protégé UK Review: Legal AI, General AI and Vault

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A legal database, general AI models and a persistent document Vault serve different purposes. We examine those distinctions before assessing Protégé’s value for UK legal work.
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CoCounsel Legal UK Review: Research, Westlaw and Practical Law

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CoCounsel Legal’s UK proposition connects legal research with document work. We assess what that source-backed approach offers and what a practice still has to verify.
JSH Law cover for Microsoft Copilot for Legal, with document illustrations and Jessica Susan Hill’s dragonfly logo.

Microsoft Copilot for Legal Review: Word, Playbooks and UK Limitations

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Microsoft’s legal capabilities bring drafting and tracked changes into Word. Its own transparency documentation gives UK buyers important reasons to test carefully.
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Legora AI Review: Collaborative Document Review for UK Legal Teams

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Legora’s strongest proposition is shared legal work across document collections. This review examines its table-based review model, governance and England and Wales suitability.
JSH Law cover for Harvey AI, with document illustrations and Jessica Susan Hill’s dragonfly logo.

Harvey AI Review: UK Legal Research, Vault and Workflow Risks

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Harvey combines research, document analysis and repeatable legal workflows. We examine the UK source question, documented limitations and the controls a useful trial needs.
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ChatGPT Work and the Family Court: Can AI Agents Help Litigants in Person Prepare Their Cases Safely?

Can ChatGPT Work help you prepare a Family Court case? JSH Law explains AI agents, safer evidence preparation, confidentiality, risks and the limits of automation.
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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.
Jessica Susan Hill beside a navy banner headed Co-Parenting App Harassment, with JSH Law’s approved dragonfly logo.

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.