Background

Delium is a legal technology company that was founded in Scotland and now has two offices in Brisbane and Edinburgh. Our team works globally with litigators, courts, arbitrators and mediators. The majority of our clients are in Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States.

Capabilities

We offer a responsive and adaptable, cloud-based solution supporting the review, analysis and high-quality presentation of evidence at trial or arbitration.

For evidence presentation solutions to be effective, they must adhere to the principles of due process and ensure that all court users can participate equally and equitably, regardless of the hearing format. Delium stands as a testament to this inclusivity, ensuring that individuals can seamlessly and meaningfully engage with evidence, whether they are physically present, attending remotely or participating in a hybrid setting. This commitment upholds the ideals of a just and accessible legal system, fostering fairness and integrity in every case.

How does this work? Delium's unique and patented technology was specifically designed to be personalised and interactive. A personal electronic copy of the presented evidence is put into the hands of each hearing participant. Everyone can independently interact with their own copy of the presented evidence with full interactivity to annotate, scroll forwards and backwards, and zoom.

Delium is uniquely tailored to address the personalised needs of all court users, recognising the diversity of participants and ensuring each individual's unique circumstances are considered. Beyond the courtroom, Delium promotes transparency by providing public access (where appropriate) for news organisations, researchers, court watchers and law students.

As the platform does not require display staff to set up or run, Delium puts the legal team back in control of the evidence. Whether legal teams are technically savvy or not, Delium's cutting edge approach is designed to give legal teams the upper hand in finding, analysing and presenting evidence.

Features and benefits

Seamless hearings, anywhere you are - Delium ensures a consistent experience, whether it's an in-person, remote, or virtual hearing. Your legal proceedings stay smooth and reliable, adapting to the needs of the modern legal landscape.
Personalised evidence for every participant – Delium’s evidence during hearings is tailored to individual needs, including private pre-hearing analyses. Each participant gets a personalised view, enhancing focus and efficiency.
Public data, private analysis - Legal teams can view public data simultaneously with a personalised copy of presented evidence. Delium ensures collaboration without compromising individual analysis.
Precision in presentation - During hearings, Delium allows evidence to be presented with precision–open to a specific page, zoomed in or highlighted. Maintain control over what matters most.
Empowering witnesses - Like static systems, witnesses using Delium can interact with evidence independently, mirroring a traditional paper experience. Smooth testimony flow, no disruptions.
Comprehensive records for judges - Judges and arbitrators get access to a detailed record of presented evidence, aiding in post-hearing analysis for informed judgments or awards.
Hyperlinked cross-examinations - Counsel and barristers can upload cross-examinations linked to evidence via Delium's Counsel Notes module, streamlining the legal process.
Instant evidence uploads - Last-minute evidence? No problem. Delium's upload feature allows swift and easy presentation in less than a minute.
Strategic planning with publication lists - Prehearing legal teams can create private Publication Lists, detailing evidence order, focus pages, and points of interest for a streamlined presentation.
Flexible presentation roles - Delium's design accommodates any authorized user as a presenter, supporting independent operators or members of the legal team. Flexibility at its best.
Capturing analysis in Delium - Pre-hearing legal teams can code and analyse evidence within Delium, utilising extensive annotation functionality for comprehensive analysis and commentary.
Search & analysis tools for all - Post-hearing, Delium provides Judges and Arbitrators with search and analysis tools identical to those used by legal teams. Equality in access for informed decisions.

Our Team

Ian Chivers, CEO

Ian is the CEO of Techlegalia Pty Ltd, the umbrella company for Delium and elaw. Ian's professional experience spans the application of technology to all phases of the litigation life-cycle. In 1993, Ian designed and led the operation of the first paperless courtroom. The late phases of the EDRM have been the focus of Ian's professional effort since then. He holds several United States, Australian and international patents and is an Australian nationally accredited mediator. Ian holds a Master of Laws from the College of Law.

Monica Dunne, Director of Client Technology

Monica is a highly knowledgeable eLitigation specialist with over 25 years of management and consulting experience in top-tier law and specialist consultancy firms. Monica is regularly engaged to advise on all aspects of technology-driven information management in preparation for hearings. She holds a Masters of Business Administration (Global) and is the author of multiple US, Australian and International Patents focused on evidence presentation and the management of multiple related matters. Monica holds a MBA from James Cook University.

Ben Reid, Lead Architect

Ben is the lead architect with Delium and has over 20 years’ experience as a Delium designer/developer. In his current role, he collaborates with the product team to design and architect the Delium web application. With experience in web application architecture including analysis, ideation, functional specification, visual layout, user experience design, database design, implementation of both front end and back end coding, testing, quality assurance, product documentation, server architecture implementation and product rollout, he understands the complexities of product design and architecture. Ben holds a Bachelor of Multimedia (Design major) and accreditation with client-side and server-side application programming languages.