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- The Cambridge Handbook of Lawyering in the Digital Age
- The Cambridge Handbook of Lawyering in the Digital Age
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Detailed Contents
- Figures
- Contributors
- Preface
- 1 Lawyering in the Digital Age
- Part I Effects of Technology on Legal Practice
- Part II Legal Tech and ADR
- Part III Legal Tech in Consumer Relations and Small Claims
- 9 Legal Tech in Consumer Relations and Small-Value Claims
- 10 Regulation of Legal Services and Access to Justice in the Digital Age
- 11 Legal Tech and EU Consumer Law
- 12 The Two Faces of Legal Tech in B2C Relations
- Part IV Legal Tech and Public Law
- Part V Legal Ethics and Societal Values Confront Technology
- Part VI Fate of the Legal Professions
9 - Legal Tech in Consumer Relations and Small-Value Claims
A Survey
from Part III - Legal Tech in Consumer Relations and Small Claims
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 November 2021
- The Cambridge Handbook of Lawyering in the Digital Age
- The Cambridge Handbook of Lawyering in the Digital Age
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Detailed Contents
- Figures
- Contributors
- Preface
- 1 Lawyering in the Digital Age
- Part I Effects of Technology on Legal Practice
- Part II Legal Tech and ADR
- Part III Legal Tech in Consumer Relations and Small Claims
- 9 Legal Tech in Consumer Relations and Small-Value Claims
- 10 Regulation of Legal Services and Access to Justice in the Digital Age
- 11 Legal Tech and EU Consumer Law
- 12 The Two Faces of Legal Tech in B2C Relations
- Part IV Legal Tech and Public Law
- Part V Legal Ethics and Societal Values Confront Technology
- Part VI Fate of the Legal Professions
Summary
Legal tech (LT) companies operating in litigation predominantly address B2C relationships, which is odd against the overall LT backdrop where B2B solutions prevail.1 A ‘no win no fee’ policy, whereby consumers are only charged for success, is popular among LT companies that manage claims.2 Even though their contingency fees tend to be significant,3 they attract consumers who would otherwise have abandoned a claim as a result of rational apathy due to its small value. The automated management of claims has impacted consumer access to justice as the activity of LT companies has led to an increase in redress for small value claims.4
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- The Cambridge Handbook of Lawyering in the Digital Age , pp. 159 - 178Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021
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