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Blocks and obstacles to improving access through lawtech

13 April 2023
Issue: 8021 / Categories: Legal News , Technology , Legal services
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The barriers to the use of technology when delivering legal services have been highlighted in a report published this month by LawtechUK, a government-backed technology initiative.

The report, 'Building an entrepreneurial ecosystem to improve access to justice', identifies the main obstacles regarding accessibility and affordability, particularly for consumers and small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs).

It analyses the creation of JusticeTech, a subset of LawtechUK that supports entrepreneurship and investment in the lawtech market, and sets out its research into the processes around securing investment and capital, finding the right business model, improving consumer awareness, navigating regulatory requirements and targeting the slower adoption rates of traditional law firms.

See more on the report here.
Issue: 8021 / Categories: Legal News , Technology , Legal services
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