Legal Tech M&A
Australia’s WiseTime ‘To Join’ US-Based IP Platform Anaqua
Perth-based WiseTime, which also has offices in the UK and US, has ‘entered into a definitive agreement to join Anaqua’, the IP management platform, in …
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Investment
Sony Innovation Fund Invests in Clausematch Compliance Pioneer
Sony’s Innovation Fund, and other investors, have joined a $10.8m funding round for compliance and RegTech company Clausematch. The UK-based business, which traces its roots …
Virtual Courts
Virtual Reality Courts Could Be the Future – Study
A study of what needs to be done to modernise the German court system has concluded that one possible future will to be move some …
Investment
AirSlate Bags $51.5m + UiPath Invests, After $90m Last Year
AirSlate, which provides workflow automation solutions – and includes a focus on contracting needs – has bagged a $51.5m funding round led by G Squared. …
CLM + Law Firms
CLM Without Expert Legal Input is ‘Quite Scary’
‘CLM implementation should be a lawyer-led process,’ explained Georgina Powling, a Partner at Addleshaw Goddard (AG), ‘it’s quite scary how much is done without legal …
Incubators
3 Legal Tech Start-Ups Join MDR Lab Summer Programme
Three young companies have joined Mishcon de Reya’s MDR Lab as part of its ‘intensive product-focused programme’ for early stage start-ups. They are: Version Story, …
Unlocking Value
Unlocking Value for Clients with Legal Tech
By Thor Alden, Legal Innovation Manager, Dechert LLP. Dechert has long been known as a law firm that delivers creative solutions for clients. In recent …
VC Crunch
Is Legal Tech Facing a VC Funding Crunch?
Is the legal tech sector facing a VC funding crunch and if so, what will it mean? The short answer is: yes, it probably is. …
Online Courts
Majority Want Online Courts To Keep Going – Survey
A major survey by the Social Market Foundation (SMF) of 1,000 individuals, plus 1,000 businesses, has found that a majority want to keep the online …
Money!
The Legal Tech Fund Bags $28.5m from Orrick, McDermott + DocuSign + Others
The aptly-named ‘The LegalTech Fund’ (TLTF), has bagged $28.5m in capital, exceeding its $25m goal, they have announced. Officially closing the raise in November 2021, TLTF attracted investment …