Baker & Hostetler is the first law firm to announce that it will use a ground-breaking artificial intelligence product for legal research. The law firm will license Ross Intelligence in its bankruptcy practice, report the Am Law Daily (sub. req.) and a press release. The research product uses IBM’s Watson technology, which is designed to […] Lire la suite
Traditionally, if a person wanted to sue someone in Ontario and that amount fell under $25,000, he or she would have to prepare all the necessary documents and then take the time to go to small claims court to file them. As of last week, the court has finally entered the Internet era, as the […] Lire la suite
A City lawyer has co-founded an online dispute resolution service intended to enable small businesses and individuals in the UK to resolve contract disputes without the ‘headache’ of expensive litigation. Artem Samokhvalov The platform, called Ajuve, charges an upfront fee calculated on the amount involved in the dispute and promises to deliver binding awards in […] Lire la suite
The prolific rise of cross-border transactions, e.g. e-commerce, is rapidly changing both dispute resolution and enforcement. The dominance of the Internet means that individuals are more often entering into contractual relations regardless of geographical locations or jurisdictional boundaries. Undoubtedly, the increase in online transactions has also caused an upsurge of disputes; in order to preserve […] Lire la suite
L’école d’été du Laboratoire aura lieu du 13 au 18 juin 2016. Conformément au Règlement sur la formation continue obligatoire des avocats, la formation a fait l’objet d’une demande de reconnaissance auprès du Barreau du Québec pour une durée prévue de 6 heures par séance d’une journée de 2 séances (et de 3 heures pour […] Lire la suite
The European Commission replies to questions on the scoreboard. The 2016 EU Justice Scoreboard was published on 11 April as already reported by The Brussels Times, please see here. The scoreboard gives a comparative overview of the efficiency, quality and independence of justice systems in the EU Member States. The aim of the scoreboard is to assist […] Lire la suite
The judgment of Master Matthews in Pyrrho Investments Ltd v MWB Property Ltd [2016] EWHC 256 (Ch) is the first reported decision of the English High Court endorsing the use of the technology commonly referred to as « predictive coding » or « technology assisted review » in place of « manual » review in disclosure. In appropriate cases the technology […] Lire la suite
Les États-Unis veulent accélérer le partage et la réutilisation du code source de logiciels développés par ou pour le gouvernement fédéral américain. En France, l’administration fiscale a mis à disposition le code source de son calculateur d’impôts lors d’un hackaton. L’administration utilise largement l’Open Source, mais elle hésite encore à partager le code source de […] Lire la suite
IT investment to ease administrative burden. The Victorian government will introduce legislation that will allow it to dramatically boost the rate of criminal court proceedings conducted by video-link technology. To Read More. Lire la suite
Principal Judge Yorokamu Bamwine says the new technology will, among other things, help the judiciary clear the case backlog which has for long been a challenge. To Read More Lire la suite
