Innovation

Far too many people remain deprived of their full legal rights or otherwise face too much stress when in contact with the legal system and applying the law generally. How can new technologies improve access to justice? Can new apps and platforms bring the underrepresented and the unrepresented into the legal system?

Earlier this year, Thomson Reuters announced a partnership with Watson, IBM’s artificial intelligence system. Tim Harty, Global Head of Actionable Intelligence, Thomson Reuters, discusses the future and present impact of AI on the law.

The technology-driven changes in the legal industry have spawned a fascinating network of organisations devoted to legal innovation in all its various forms. If legal practitioners are looking for greater understanding of what’s going on at the cutting edge of legal technology, or better yet, want to participate by creating or adopting new technologies for the law, there is no shortage of places to go to feed that interest.

Thomson Reuters has produced an in-depth report, analysing online dispute resolution technology and the significant impact it is already having on dispute resolution in the UK.

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