The Singapore litigation and court industry brace themselves for e-litigation, a new court e-filing system, which will be rolled out in phases,  come 2 January 2014.  The current EFS system which has served us well and made the Singapore Courts an international leader in court technology, will be slowly replaced and phased out in 2014. Wizards and webforms replace our relatively clunky 10-year old grand dame which has served us well and featured so pervasively in the work lives of litigation support staff in Singapore. I am also glad to see the demise of the EFS smartcard and its replacement with the unique Singpass e-identity which Singaporeans use for our other government filings, from tax to CPF.  This will make e-filing more portable. Thousands have been trained on the new system in anticipation of the launch. Our sister company, Bizibody Technology is a member of the consortium lead by Crimson Logic, who undertook the development of the e-litigation system. We wish the Courts, SAL, our friends at Crimson Logic and everyone that has been involved in this landmark project, a very smooth take-off.

The international “who’s who” in the ediscovery world, including globetrotting eDiscovery commentator Chris Dale of the e-Disclosure Information Project, Vince Neicho from Allen & Overy, took the stage at the Singapore eDiscovery Asia 2012 event on 21st and 22nd November 2012. As always, Chris was on cue with great snippet insights, made during speaker introductions. On a sleepy afternoon, Edmund Kronenburg from Braddell Brothers spiced up one of the sessions with a challenge to Courts to push the envelope further and faster, and for large law firms to show the lead more than they currently have.

The Litigation Edge team has been working very hard in preparing its submission to the Call for Collaboration for an eDiscovery SaaS, issued by the Singapore Academy of Law on 25 June 2012. The SAL received 5 submissions and are currently in the process of evaluating the same. The CFC was crafted with much industry feedback and calls for a system with some unique Singapore eDiscovery features, including an evidence management module, a holistic program for business transformation and government grants for technology adopters. This will be another landmark in Singapore’s legal technology history.

Every week, we hear of yet another prominent international law firm establishing an office in Singapore. The legal scene in Singapore will become even more competitive, more cosmopolitan and more dynamic. We have a progressive and talented bench , a minister of law that acts decisively and boldly, and very active legislators.  Lots happening in the legal scene here, no time for complacency, it is becoming difficult even for lawyers to keep up.

via Quick updates on the Singapore e-litigation scene.