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| ===== Case Success ===== | This is a [[event:2013-09|LegalHack@OKCon 2013]] challenge |
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| This is a [[event:2013-09|LegalHack@OKCon 2013]] challenge. | ====== Case Success ====== |
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| Every case is unique. | Every case is unique. |
| It is often difficult for a lawyer to answer one of the most pressing question of his client: What are my chances of success if we go to court (or if I plea non-guilty)? The challenge is to provide lawyers and clients with an accurate //base rate// of success or //average amount// for a similar claim. At the end of the day, the decision is always taken by a judge on the basis of the evidence and arguments in front of him. However, when you have a database of thousands of these decisions, you can start seeing trends and probablities. | It is often difficult for a lawyer to answer one of the most pressing question of his client: What are my chances of success if we go to court (or if I plea non-guilty)? The challenge is to provide lawyers and clients with an accurate //base rate// of success or //average amount// for a similar claim. At the end of the day, the decision is always taken by a judge on the basis of the evidence and arguments in front of him. However, when you have a database of thousands of these decisions, you can start seeing trends and probablities. |
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| Reference links and data sources: | Law case databases like [[http://www.canlii.org/en/|CanLii from Canada]] (also see [[http://beta.canlii.org/fr/international.html|Beta Site]]) offer exhaustive decisions from a certain court for a certain period of times. What kind of metadata would allow easily to compile such statistics? |
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| * Law case databases like [[http://www.canlii.org/en/|CanLii from Canada]] (also see [[http://beta.canlii.org/fr/international.html|Beta Site]]) offer exhaustive decisions from a certain court for a certain period of times. What kind of metadata would allow easily to compile such statistics? | |
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| Example use cases: | Example use cases: |
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| - **Criminal law:** What is the success rate of a //right to self-defense// strategy in case of assault? What is the average sentence? How many cases go to appeal? | * **Criminal law:** What is the success rate of a //right to self-defense// strategy in case of assault? What is the average sentence? How many cases go to appeal? |
| - **Civil law:** What is the base rate of success for a (//dommage-intérêts//) claim in case of property damages caused by a dog? In case of success, what is the average amount of criminal damage granted by the judge? | * **Civil law:** What is the base rate of success for a (//dommage-intérêts//) claim in case of property damages caused by a dog? In case of success, what is the average amount of damages granted by the judge? |
| - **Building trust:** clients of lawyers could take more well-advised decisions when it comes to "should we try to settle out of court or not" (for civil law cases). | * **Building trust:** clients of lawyers could take more well-advised decisions when it comes to "should we try to settle out of court or not" (for civil law cases). |
| - **Research**: it can be extremely valuable for policy-makers and researchers to have the ability to easily cross reference a large amount of case data. | * **Research**: it can be extremely valuable for policy-makers and researchers to have the ability to easily cross reference a large amount of case data. |
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| Suggested goals: | === Hackathon goals === |
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| - Create a database with parties names, status (plaintiff or defendant) and the result (who won the case); | - Create a database with parties names, status (plaintiff or defendant) and the result (who won the case); |
| - Create a website where the user can query his chances of success; | - Create a website where the user can query his chances of success; |
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| At first, you can accomplish these three goals regarding one specific legal action (example: civil liability claims for damages caused by an animal) in front of a specific jurisdiction (example: Cour du Québec). If the three goals are too easy, the ultimate goal would be to extend to multiple legal actions or multiple jurisdictions. | We could start with these three goals regarding one specific legal action (example: civil liability claims for damages caused by an animal) in front of a specific jurisdiction (example: Cour du Québec). If the goals are too easy, the ultimate goal would be to extend to multiple legal actions or multiple jurisdictions. |
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| ====== Project ===== | ====== Project ===== |
| Brief description of your hackday results goes here. Add sections below if you need more room. | Brief description of your hackday results goes here. Add sections below if you need more room. |
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| Include links to your demo and/or source code. | Include links to your demo and/or [[http://debtpro.co/debt-relief-scams-tips-to-avoid-protect/|source]] code. |
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| ===== Data ===== | ===== Data ===== |