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-This is a [[event:2013-09|LegalHack@OKCon 2013]] challenge.+This is a [[event:2013-09|LegalHack@OKCon 2013]] challenge
  
 ====== Case Success ====== ====== Case Success ======
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 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.
  
-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?+
  
 Example use cases: Example use cases:
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   * **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.
  
-Suggested goals:+=== Hackathon goals ===
  
   - 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);
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 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. 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 =====
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 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.
  
-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.
  
 ===== Data ===== ===== Data =====
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