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Highlights COVID-19 has significantly disrupted justice systems around the world. Globally, courts have shifted from face-to-face proceedings to online court processes (as supported by internet technology), with some countries adopting ‘disruptive technologies’ including artificial intelligence. Issues remain about access to justice especially due to backlog of cases and the anticipated rise in litigation in the wake of the virus, particularly in healthcare. There is an urgent need for courts to be prepared for handling these cases in the way that ensures that justice can be achieved for all people, and we argue that embracing newer technologies in dispute resolution is key to this.

The self-assembly processes of miktoarm star-like block copolymers (Ax1)y-C-(Bx2)y, in which y homopolymer chains of type A with chain length x1 as well as y chains of type B with chain length x2 are connected to a center core C, are investigated by using Brownian dynamics simulations. We focus on the selective solvent condition, i.e., the solvent is poor for components B and C, but varies from good to poor for component A. The miktoarm star-like block copolymers with A and B arms of equal length can form spherical micelles when the solvent is good for component A. In the same solvent conditions, the micelles contain fewer miktoarm star-like block copolymers as the arm length increases. When the solvent is poor for component A, the miktoarm star-like block copolymers can self-assemble into cylindrical or disk-like micelles with decreasing solvent quality. For the miktoarm star-like block copolymers with longer B arms but shorter A arms, self-assembly into spherical vesicles is possible in a wide range of solvent conditions.

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