The Lovells’ response (Legal IT, March) to ‘Lightening Litigation’ – originally published in Legal IT‘s November/December 2002 issue – provides an excellent summary of the many advances in the UK courts and the availability of case and discovery management applications in the UK market. The response begs the questions: what was the original thesis of Lightening Litigation, is it available and why are UK firms trying commercial litigation matters not using more of this technology?
In a recent Infotech article titled Firms Fail to Offer Full IT Benefits to Clients, published on 19 September, 2002, the company reported on a polling of general counsel at Ftse 100 companies by Legal Director magazine, in association with Oyez (a litigation technology vendor in London). The poll found that less than half of their complex litigation matters were outside law firms recommending the use of discovery/case management technology for their cases.
