Justice must be done in public. This is not a modern convenience. It is a constitutional principle that predates the modern state. Per Lord Shaw in Scott v Scott [1913] AC 417: "Publicity is the very soul of justice. It is the keenest spur to exertion and the surest of all guards against improbity."
This portal publishes information about court proceedings that are matters of public record. All hearings referenced were conducted in open court. All orders cited are sealed court orders. All witness statements referenced stood as evidence in chief and became public under CPR 32.13. All statistics derive from verifiable court records.
Publication is lawful under UK GDPR Article 6(1)(f) (legitimate interests: the exercise of legal rights and the public interest in open justice). It is also lawful under Schedule 1, Part 2 of the Data Protection Act 2018 (substantial public interest conditions).
The author's own special category data (disability status) is published under UK GDPR Article 9(2)(e): data manifestly made public by the data subject. This information appears in the author's published book, in filed court documents, and in correspondence with HMCTS (Reasonable Adjustments Reference 67862925).
Third-party personal data is limited to information already in the public domain through open court proceedings. No private data has been obtained through surveillance, deception, or breach of confidence.
The portal includes 'Ask the Case', an AI analysis tool. It is designed to demonstrate that the evidence can be evaluated neutrally. The system strips all party names and judge identities before analysis so it cannot be biased toward either side. Every question is evaluated by multiple independent AI models and stress-tested by a simulated panel of senior counsel. It answers from evidence only.
The AI system is not legal advice. It is a transparency tool. If the evidence supported the defendants, the system would say so. The fact that it consistently finds for the claimant is a function of the evidence, not the design.
All documents referenced on this site have SHA-256 integrity hashes recorded in the evidence manifest. These hashes provide cryptographic proof that no document has been altered since publication. Any modification to any file would change its hash and be immediately detectable.
The portal source code, build scripts, and data files are version-controlled. Every change is auditable.
This portal is not published to embarrass, harass, or intimidate any party. It is published because the author believes the public has a right to see how the courts treated a disabled litigant in person. The 29:0 decision ratio, the zero reasonable adjustments, the withheld transcripts, and the void orders made during a mental health crisis are matters of legitimate public concern.
If the courts had nothing to hide, open justice would cost them nothing.
If you believe any information on this site is inaccurate, or that personal data has been published that should be redacted, contact michael@michaeldariuseastwood.com. Verified corrections will be made promptly and logged in the audit trail.