08 April 2020
An app that helps protect domestic abuse survivors and a chatbot for people with learning disabilities have won the Legal Access Challenge
Both win an extra £50,000 each for developing technological solutions to access to justice problems, on top of the initial £50,000 given to each of the eight finalists in September 2019. CourtNav and FLOWS by RCJ Advice and Rights of Women collect evidence for a non-molestation order and help women find legal support and share advice on a secure platform.
The Chatbot, developed by Mencap and Access Social Care with pro bono support from IBM, is a legal information service for those with social care needs.
Anna Bradley, chair of the judging panel, said: ‘There is a huge opportunity for technology to revolutionise the way people use legal services.’
