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24 April 2026
Issue: 8158 / Categories: Legal News , Technology , Family , Disclosure , Privacy
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NLJ this week: Brain data could rewrite family justice

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Emerging technologies may soon transform how courts determine truth in deeply personal disputes. In this week's NLJ, Madhavi Kabra of 1 Hare Court and Harry Lambert of Outer Temple Chambers explore how neurotechnology could reshape family law

Wearables may replace ‘he says, she says’ disputes with objective neural data on stress, memory and recognition. From custody battles to hidden assets, courts could access ‘time-stamped’ physiological evidence.

Yet risks loom: privacy breaches, admissibility hurdles and reliance on expert interpretation. Judges may face a ‘battle of the experts’.

The promise is clarity; the danger is ‘state-sanctioned mental intrusion’ into intimate human experience.

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Clarke Willmott—Anita Rasaratnam

Clarke Willmott—Anita Rasaratnam

Clarke Willmott strengthens social housing development offering with senior London appointment

Trowers & Hamlins—David Meecham

Trowers & Hamlins—David Meecham

Trowers strengthens Birmingham real estate team with partner hire

Blake Morgan—Jennifer Ray & Louise Culleton

Blake Morgan—Jennifer Ray & Louise Culleton

Blake Morgan expands private client and regulatory teams with new legal directors

NEWS
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) continues to show that failing to disclose regulatory issues can attract harsher consequences than the original misconduct itself
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