A company developing litigation technology out of Texas is expanding services to Canada. Austin’s DISCO, which trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker LAW, has brought its generative AI solution Auto Review north of the border. As the volume of litigation data grows, legal teams face pressure to review more documents faster […]
AI Ghosts Muddy Legal Waters in Canada as Courtready Counters with CaseCheck
As artificial intelligence technologies permeate every facet of modern life, fabricated case law is becoming a systemic challenge for the Canadian legal system. Since 2024, Canadian courts and tribunals have flagged more than 200 non-existent cases in parties’ legal submissions across over 100 decisions, and a new study from legaltech startup Courtready finds that AI […]
CiteRight and Jurisage Streamline Legal Workflows for Litigators with AI Tech Tools
CiteRight is designed to make legal citation automatic. The Toronto-based company, founded in 2017 by McGill graduate Aaron Wenner, says its features can dramatically streamline legal drafting workflow, reduce errors, and simplify compliance. Through CiteSense, users can scan Word documents, and the tech instantly identifies and matches plain-text citations to authoritative cases from a library […]
Alberta’s Painworth Launches ‘Digital Attorney’ to Help Clients with Injury Claims
A startup out of Edmonton is seeking to simplify personal injury claims with a digital platform powered by artificial intelligent technologies. Alberta legaltech firm Painworth launched in 2020 to help accident victims with injury settlements. This year, Painworth launched its latest tool, DAVID. “DAVID” is short for Digital Attorney for Victim Injury Disputes. The launch […]
Rethinking Governance as Infrastructure, Athennian Celebrates 10 Years of Innovation
This year, Athennian celebrates 10 years in business. Founded in 2016 by Adrian Camara, the Calgary-based legal and tax management firm continues to advance its technology platform. After raising a US$33M Series B round in 2022 from Centana Growth Partners and others, Athennian has been rolling out incremental enhancements, including AI-powered tools that better position […]