Future Justice: some impacts of legal technology on the administration of justice. In her talk, Dory will focus on legal information, technology, and how they will impact the way justice is done. Access to information, smarter technology will become more pervasive, and this way, change the way justice can be awarded to citizens.
“In his presentation, Kai will reflect on the journey LegalTech has taken since 2015, give an overview of where we are today and what the future will bring. He will highlight trends and specifics of the legal transformation and argue that besides technology, agile thinking, digital literacy and a people-centric approach are crucial.”
Some attempts have recently been made in Poland to restore the justice of the peace model. The authors of the presentation note that this is a good moment to reflect on the contribution of new technologies to dispute resolution. Currently, two trends can be observed in improving dispute resolution. The first is the implementation and use of artificial intelligence. This direction raises...
In recent years, we have seen the tremendous development of new technologies, especially in the field of electronic communications. As they are present in citizens’ lives, there is an expectation that new technical possibilities will be used in the courts. In Poland, since 2010 the digital transformation of civil procedure began with the implementation of electronic writ proceedings. Among the...
During recent years, the most emerging spread of artificial intelligence in the judiciary has been experienced in Malaysia, this tendency generated controversial social resound. The first steps were made during the first months of 2019, when a software has been developed to conduct certain judicial tasks. This technology was used first in February 2020, but during that period, only for...
Empowering consumers and creating an efficient consumer protection system has been a major challenge of all modern consumer societies, as trust and confidence are crucial for economic development.
As the complexity of the economy grows, an increasing number of regulations (e.g. data protection, consumer protection, competition law, sector-specific regulations, etc.) and the relevant...
Lawtech is often viewed as a means of making legal processes more efficient, thereby producing more value over less time. This value is measured in revenues. However, what if we stopped looking at lawtech as a means for lawyers to create more value over less time, and instead as a means of creating a sense of agency. Based on over a year-long experience in a legal aid program, the most value a...
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has created significant compliance requirements for personal data controllers, mostly of course business enterprises. The GDPR requires among others, that controllers must provide certain information for the data subjects on the controlling activity. In case of complex data controlling activities, these privacy policies are usually long,...
The incorporation of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in the justice sector -which we refer to as e-justice- is not necessarily a recent phenomenon in Chile (Lillo and Vargas, 2020), Latin America (JSCA, 2020), and abroad (Reiling, 2009; Sanders, 2020). Notwithstanding, the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated this process since it has required rapid solutions to...
Holger will talk about some case studies concentrating on the Russian LegalTech scene, where he lives for more than 20 years.
As the entire world goes digital, legal stakeholders are no exception: tech is driving transformation of in-house legal teams, external law firms, shared service centers and legal managed service providers. We believe that the future of legal is a more interconnected approach – a digitally powered legal ecosystem where all players work together to optimize output and quality.
In recent years there has been a lot of hype around innovation in law firms, the use of legaltech and particularly ‘AI-tools’. What works and what can be useful in the practice? Where to start and how to ensure real adoption?
The development of new technologies has led to significant advances in the automation of contracting and contract execution processes. Particular expectations have arisen in relation to the smart contract. Its enthusiasts recognise it as a tool that can globally change the way business is conducted. But can it meet the requirements of consumer law?
In a 2021 study, only 52% of General Counsels reported that their department is effective at adding value to their business. It’s no surprise, as the way organizations create, deliver and measure value has been radically transformed in the past decades. However, the legal industry’s traditional value creation processes haven’t captured this development and legal professionals' approach lags....
Leibniz discovered that mathematics and logic help to settle the legal system and to solve legal problems as well. He believed that legal system could be axiomatized and judges could solve every legal case (even hard cases) ex mero jure. In the past few years, AI has been developing rapidly and from many aspects, it would be able to relieve judges by solving certain questions in the form of...