Neota Logic extends our Congratulations to all teams who participated in the 2018 Law Apps Awards Night which was held Thursday the 18thOctober, Melbourne, Australia.
This year’s judges comprised of Professor Pip Nicholson, Dean, Melbourne Law School, Fiona McLeay, Legal Services Commissioner and Steve Bell, Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills.
It was a fantastic evening full of innovation with the quality of applications exceedingly high making the judges’ decision extremely difficult, resulting in joint winners of the 2018 Herbert Smith Freehills Prize for best Law App; Prisoners Legal Service, Queensland and Visa Cancellations Working Group. Congratulations to both teams!
You can view a recording of the evening here, with details of apps and their partnering not-for-profit organisations below:
Joint Winners:
Prisoners Legal Service – The Bail Helper
The Bailer Helper simplifies and streamlines the otherwise complicated bail application process for individuals in prison. The app:
Visa Cancellations Working Group – Visa Cancellation Appeal and Review Guide
The Visa Cancellation Appeal and Review Guide helps individuals to review and appeal the cancellation of a visa. The app can:
Disability Justice Advocacy – Disability Justice Discrimination App
The Disability Discrimination Information App helps inform people with disabilities as to whether they have experienced discrimination as defined in relevant state and federal legislation. The app also enables Disability Justice Advocacy to reach more individuals through the automation of tailored legal information.
Fitzroy Legal Service – Safe Homes
Safe Homes provides experiencing family violence with relevant legal and non-legal information and support services. In certain circumstances, the app also provides the individual with information regarding eligibility for a Family Violence Intervention Order.
Moonee Valley Legal Service – Monday Night Service Client Intake App
Monday Night Service Client Intake App helps to streamline the otherwise labour-intensive paper process at Moonee Valley Legal Service for intaking clients who come along to the community legal centre.
Housing for the Aged Action Group – Housing for the Aged Online Assistant
Housing for the Aged Online Assistant helps aged individuals deal with various housing issues. The app can help identify key information and provides the individual with potential courses of action and referral pathways.
Victoria Legal Aid – Client Court Reporter
Client Court Reporter App helps lawyers generate a letter for their client, which, which summarises the court order in plain English. This helps the clients understand the key information about their cases.