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1 June Algorithmic Injustice: a flawed automated system led Michigan to charge 40,000 people with unemployment fraud. 93 per cent of the cases were wrong. 1 June App: Chicago Tribune covers the Rentervention app, promoted as ‘a Chicago Tenant’s best friend’. 2 June Covid 19: US Legal Services Corporation promotes youtube briefing on the Covid … Continue reading June 2020: stories you might have missed
1 May: Law Society Gazette reports the Ministry of Justice is installing new video equipment in 60 Magistrates Courts and 48 Crown Courts from specialist supplier Kinly. 1 May: Civil Justice Council announces ‘rapid consultation on the impact of Covid-19 measures on civil justice system’ with a publication date now of 5 June. 1 May: … Continue reading That was the Month that Was: May 2020
What you need to read, know about or follow up in the world of access to justice and technology. 1 January: Veteran US commentator Bob Ambrogi launches the new year by identifying the top ten most significant legal tech developments of the last decade. He begins with ‘The Surge of the Startup” and ends with … Continue reading January 2020: That was the Month that Was
It was difficult for a Brit to sift through social media expeditiously this month and to report solely on developments, writing and thinking in relation to technology and access to justice. Brexit kept intervening. However, here is the result – the second of three pilot pieces to test the value of this sort of summary. 1 … Continue reading That was the Month that Was: September 2019
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