A great deal of attention has recently been given to blockchain applications and their ability to deliver access to justice. Posted recently on LTN was From Nigeria to Brazil to Canada: Access to Justice Tech on the International Stage, which reveals how blockchain and other legal tech applications developed at the Global Legal Hackathon 2018 address access to justice issues on a global scale.

The capacity of legal technology to deliver legal services “better, faster and cheaper” is beginning to catch the attention of the legal, technology and investment communities. This is a very good thing.