Is ODR ADR? Reflections of an ADR Founder from 15th ODR Conference
Carrie Menkel-Meadow, Chancellor’s Professor of Law, University of California, Irvine and Visiting Distinguished Scholar Queen Mary, University of London, School of Arbitration Attending the 15th...
View ArticleGuided Pathways: a practitioner’s approach
Alan Larkin Roger Smith’s updated report, Digital Delivery of Legal Services to People on Low Incomes, identifies Siaro as an emerging platform for family law. The platform will be tested by a group...
View ArticleMyLawBC: official launch
Sherry MacLennan, Legal Services Society, BC The Legal Services Society (LSS) launched MyLawBC, an online platform with an ODR twist, on May 29, 2016. LSS is British Columbia’s legal aid provider, and...
View ArticleODR: A Time for Celebration and Procedural Safeguards
Nancy A. Welsh, Professor of Law and William Trickett Faculty Scholar, Penn State University, Dickinson School of Law, and Chair-Elect, ABA Section of Dispute Resolution There is no question in my mind...
View ArticleOntario’s new technology challenge
One of the recommendations of the Legal Education Foundation’s 2014 report on digital delivery for those on low incomes was that: ‘the Lord Chancellor and the Ministry of Justice should take a lead in...
View ArticleAccess to Justice by Design: an Australian initiative
Mark Madden, Deputy Director, RMIT Centre for Innovative Justice A unique university program that applies design thinking and technology to tackle access to justice issues gets underway in Melbourne...
View ArticleODR: songs of innocence and experience
Mark Madden, Deputy Director, Centre for Innovative Justice, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia My experiences with the implementation of new technologies have provided some salutary lessons. The...
View ArticleOnline courts: enough with the tinkering
Mark Madden, Deputy Director, Centre for Innovative Justice, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia There is a growing interest in Australia on how design thinking and artificial intelligence can...
View ArticleDeveloping virtual advocacy
Liz Fenton, Strategic Service Development Manager, SeAp Support Empower Advocacy Promote (SeAp) provides face-to-face independent advocacy across the South of England. We are contracted by Local...
View ArticleNavigation, Information Architecture and the new IllinoisLegalAid.org: the...
Teri Ross, Illinois Legal Aid Online Two years ago, my employer – Illinois Legal Aid Online or ILAO – embarked on a journey to transform its products and services. ILAO’s mission is to increase access...
View ArticleDigital and Simulation in the Teaching of Law : Emerging from the Shadows
Paul Maharg, Professor Australian National University College of Law and Director of PEARL (Profession, Education and Regulation in Law) In a recent post on this blog Gina Alexandris outlines the...
View ArticleRechtwijzer: why online supported dispute resolution is hard to implement
Maurits Barendrecht (Hague Institute for Innovation of Law and Tilburg University) In March 2017, HiiL, Modria and the Raad voor Rechtsbijstand (the Dutch legal aid board) announced that their...
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