Law, Technology and Access to Justice
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Law, Technology and Access to Justice
1y ago
For those of a certain age, Leonard Cohen has provided, in a hackneyed phrase, the ‘soundtrack to our lives’. When young, we took Chinese tea and oranges with Suzanne and muttered ‘So long’ to Marianne. Now, older if little wiser, we ultimately get to share one of the sentiments from his very last record: ’I’m ..read more
Law, Technology and Access to Justice
1y ago
Since its first London conference in 2016, Legal Geek’s annual gatherings (paused only for Covid) have provided an uptodate view of the state of the legal tech industry. Over the last two days, an audience of around 2000 has heard close to two dozen overt ‘Product Pitches’ supplemented by about the same of a more ..read more
Law, Technology and Access to Justice
1y ago
AdviceNow has developed a further tool to assist social security claimants. In the jargon-heavy language of the field, this is a ‘Work Capacity Assessment Mandatory Reconsideration Tool’. It is a development of previous material by AdviceNow in the same field. It is also a gloss on an official government document from the Department of Work and ..read more
Law, Technology and Access to Justice
1y ago
You cannot open a newspaper at the moment without realising that the constitution of the UK is – to put it at its lowest – contested. The relationship of international law and the national powers of the government; the ethical responsibilities of a Prime Minister; the Nolan Principles of Public Life; the accountability of the ..read more
Law, Technology and Access to Justice
1y ago
It began with a lunch. ‘Rog,’ said my companion. ‘You have been around technology and access to justice block a few times. You have worked for funders. You have made your fair share of grant applications. You know the field. Tell funders what they should be looking for and applicants what they should pitching.’ So ..read more
Law, Technology and Access to Justice
1y ago
Family law: distinct but similar The delivery of family law has a number of particular characteristics. it is a major area of court activity and legal practice in almost all jurisdictions – reflecting the social prevalence of family problems. In 2020, there were just over 100,000 divorces granted in England and Wales. Throw in partners ..read more
Law, Technology and Access to Justice
2y ago
Antonia Romero is a very modern civil servant. She is the Ministry of Justice’s Permanent Secretary. This is a post long in tradition. Within its forerunner, the Lord Chancellor’s Office, the holder was a lawyer until 1998. By contrast, Ms Romero is an economist. She is the first woman in the post. And, in the ..read more
Law, Technology and Access to Justice
2y ago
The International Access to Justice Online Forum has been like ‘pinball with flashing lights and ringing bells’ said a reflective Lynne Haultain, executive director of Victoria Law Foundation that organised it jointly with the University of California Civil Justice Research Initiative. The videos of discussion over three days have recently gone online. We need to ..read more
Law, Technology and Access to Justice
2y ago
Pretty well all legal service organisations will have made use of video communication over the Covid period. Some have used it for community outreach work as well as internal communication between staff and external with clients. A previous post covered experience in British Columbia (where the People’s Law School started experimenting with zoom educational outreach ..read more
Law, Technology and Access to Justice
2y ago
An obvious major issue for those involved in digitalising the courts is whether innovation might be more in the interest of some involved in litigation at the expense of others. The senior civil judge in England and Wales, Master of the Rolls Sir Geoffrey Vos, has just walked into a mild (his critics were, after ..read more