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AI can draft legal work. Increasingly, it can also act. But who is liable when it invents authorities, alters evidence or discloses confidential information? My latest JSH Law analysis examines UK legal accountability. jshlaw.co.uk/tools-templates…

WhatsApp messages can be evidence in Family Court. But the 2026 bundle rules restrict including them unless the court directs otherwise. Preserve originals. Keep context. Identify relevance. Our new practical guide: jshlaw.co.uk/family-court-pr…

In Re C [2026] EWCA Civ 1216, the Court of Appeal recognised that domestic abuse had become “normalised within the children’s understanding of family life”. My latest JSH Law analysis: jshlaw.co.uk/domestic-abuse-… #FamilyLaw #DomesticAbuse #PD12J

GPS tracking, smart devices and account monitoring can form part of post-separation abuse. But 500 screenshots do not automatically make a clear Family Court case. Source → Proof → Context → Pattern → Impact New JSH Law guide: jshlaw.co.uk/court-skills-fo…

Lost a Family Court hearing? Your appeal deadline may be 21 days — or sometimes just 7. Since March 2026, decisions by family magistrates also require permission to appeal. New JSH Law guide: deadlines, N161, grounds, evidence, transcripts & stays ↓ jshlaw.co.uk/court-skills-fo…

Five years after the Harm Panel, survivors are still reporting familiar Family Court failures. My analysis of the IDAS Family Court Report 2026: jshlaw.co.uk/domestic-abuse-… #FamilyCourt #DomesticAbuse

A faster Family Court is not automatically a fairer Family Court. Re C [2026] EWCA Civ 1216 is the Court of Appeal’s first Child Focused Court judgment. jshlaw.co.uk/tools-templates… #FamilyLaw #ChildFocusedCourts #DomesticAbuse

Can old Family Court findings be reopened because the law has moved on? Re SB [2026] EWFC 264 says: not automatically. My analysis: jshlaw.co.uk/tools-templates… #FamilyLaw #FamilyCourt #ReSB #ReY

AI is changing Family Court evidence. Genuine evidence can now also be dismissed with: “That’s AI-generated.” The answer is provenance: preserve the original, context and evidential trail. New JSH Law guide ↓ jshlaw.co.uk/tools-templates…

Secret recordings may expose abuse—but making a recording is not the same as proving a family court case. Authenticity, context, disclosure and child welfare all matter. Read my practical JSH Law guide: jshlaw.co.uk/domestic-abuse-… #FamilyLaw #DigitalEvidence

Family court procedure is changing. New expert-evidence controls are in force, revised FHDRA guidance starts on 31 August, and LiPs face rising Cafcass demand, a legal-aid gap and AI-source risks. My practical briefing: jshlaw.co.uk/court-skills-fo… #FamilyLaw #LitigantsInPerson

Legal technology is not automatically access to justice. The new JSH Law 100-point Legal Tech Test will examine reliability, regulation, privacy, value and safeguarding—starting with CaseCraft AI. jshlaw.co.uk/tools-templates… #LegalTech #AccessToJustice

A release date is not a safety plan. October 2026 prison reforms may mean earlier release for some offenders. Domestic-abuse perpetrators are not excluded as a category. What victims should ask for now: jshlaw.co.uk/domestic-abuse-… #DomesticAbuse #VictimsRights

Trusted legal AI is not the chatbot producing the smoothest answer. It is a verifiable process involving sources, citations, evidence, privacy and human judgment. The JSH Law Legal AI Trust Test: jshlaw.co.uk/tools-templates… #LegalAI #AccessToJustice

Before relying on AI in court, check: - Jurisdiction - Authoritative source - What the source actually says - Whether the law is current - Evidence v allegation v finding - Confidentiality - Meaningful human review Using ChatGPT in Court: 7 Essential Checks | JSH Law

ChatGPT can help a litigant in person organise evidence and prepare clearer court documents. It can also invent cases, distort evidence and expose confidential material. A polished answer is not necessarily a correct answer.

Joining a swingers’ website or sending apparently enthusiastic messages does not automatically prove free consent. My new guide explains sexual coercion, reporting, digital evidence, Family Court proceedings, legal aid and compensation. jshlaw.co.uk/court-skills-fo… #Consent #CoerciveControl

Check linkedin.com/pulse/message-s… The BBC’s Swingers, presented by Catrin Nye and centred on Ruth O’Grady’s powerful testimony, raises a question that reaches far beyond the programme itself: when a message says “yes”, was the person genuinely free to say “no”? In the latest edition of the Family Justice, Recoded? newsletter, I examine how coercive control can shape apparently enthusiastic messages, participation and continued compliance—and why courts, investigators and even AI systems risk causing further harm when they isolate a person’s words from the relationship in which they were written. This is not simply a story about swinging. It is about consent, pressure, shame, digital evidence and the dangerous mistake of treating compliance as choice. Please read and share, particularly if you work in family justice, safeguarding, domestic abuse, criminal justice or responsible AI—or if this issue reflects something you or somebody you care about has experienced. Read the full edition here: linkedin.com/pulse/message-s… #Swingers #CoerciveControl #Consent #DomesticAbuse #FamilyJustice #DigitalEvidence #ResponsibleAI #AccessToJustice

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