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The LexisNexis Tech Accelerator and Access to Justice

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At least four of the recently announced beneficiaries of the latest round of the LexisNexis Tech Accelerator programme could legitimately argue that they are addressing access to justice issues. They cover the translation of natural language questions into more clearly defined legal issues for referral (Civvis); self-help litigation (Courtroom5); the reporting of sexual harassment (JDoe); … Continue reading The LexisNexis Tech Accelerator and Access to Justice →

The Law Society, Technology and Access to Justice: a memo from a ghost

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The Law Society has just published a report on Technology, Access to Justice and the Rule of Law. Oddly enough (well, it seems pretty odd to me), I was once responsible for the Society’s research department. This is the memo I would send to the appropriate committee if I were to return. The Society published … Continue reading The Law Society, Technology and Access to Justice: a memo from a ghost →

Court Modernisation, the National Audit Office and the Death Zone

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The ‘death zone’, often quoted in the context of ascents of Mount Everest, is that area above 8,000 meters where you have limited time to achieve your objective – or you die. It is in my mind because I am currently ploughing through a rather tedious account of the 1920s attempts on the world’s highest … Continue reading Court Modernisation, the National Audit Office and the Death Zone →

The onward march of algorithmic justice: a UK warning

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You don’t want to get too deeply into the intricacies of UK Brexit immigration policy if you can help it. So, you might want to read the latest publication, Quick and Easy Justice, from the Public Law Project by Joe Tomlinson (praised in June for his general pamphlet Justice and the Digital State) as a … Continue reading The onward march of algorithmic justice: a UK warning →

Access to Justice and Technology: report on developments 2018-9

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The London-based Legal Education Foundation has just published my report on developments in access to justice and technology over the last year. This is the fourth in the series which followed an initial paper in 2014. Over this time, a number of specific access to justice initiatives have risen; had their moment in the sun; … Continue reading Access to Justice and Technology: report on developments 2018-9 →