Bringing the justice system into the 21st century

A legal researcher at the intersection of law, policy and technology has developed a tool to access legal information digitally. Courts and tribunals in New Zealand explain their decision-making through written decisions, or judgements, and currently people researching the law, or bringing new cases have to pay to get a hard copy or a pdf of these judgements. Strategic director at research and consultancy hub Brainbox Tom Barraclough tells Kathryn Ryan legal judgements are a valuable source of data, which should be prepared and made available digitally. His team has developed a digital system which interested parties can access for preparing, distributing and analysing case law.