On November 16th, 2017 our very own CEO Mike Dewdney took part in a panel for the Ontario Trial Lawyer’s Association (OTLA) on the positives and drawbacks of adopting Cloud IT for law firms.
Cyber-security experts across the globe are warning that a sophisticated new virus designed to use social media to spy on and collect banking details is loose on the Internet. The virus is what is known as a ‘banker’ virus designed to steal sensitive financial information that can then be used to steal money from its victims.
CaseCrunch, a recent AI startup founded by Cambridge law students, has won a challenge against 112 lawyers in predicting outcomes of claims with the UK Financial Ombudsman for mis-selling Payment Protection Insurance (PPI). The competition provided participants with factual scenarios for PPI mis-selling claims and asked for a yes or no prediction on whether the claim would be upheld.
In a sign of the growing presence of private cloud platforms, AbacusNext, a US private cloud vendor, has purchased document automation leader HotDocs.
HotDocs boasts a user-base of more than one million customers in 60 countries. It is expected that AbacusNext will integrate document automation into its products such as Amicus Attorney.
Primafact and Filevine have teamed up to provide a complete case management solution for Personal Injury firms. Primafact is the leader in evidentiary document management for litigation, and Filevine is an up and coming cloud-based practice management system specialized for litigation.
