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25 June 2026 - Crown Court data update. UK Justice Data published an update showing 80,061 open Crown Court cases at 31 March 2026. We retain the 31 December 2025 year-end figure in our country note for a stable annual comparison.
5 May 2026 - AI and evidence. U.S. Courts described authentication, reliability and foundation questions arising from AI-generated and AI-processed evidence.
31 October 2025 - Judicial AI guidance. The Judiciary of England and Wales published refreshed guidance addressing hallucination, bias, confidentiality and personal responsibility.
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