Genie AI vs DIFC Courts AI

✅ AI-superpowered contract drafting, collaboration & review

✅ AI-powered case management system specific to DIFC jurisdiction; virtual hearings capabilities; automated court form preparation

✅ Lawyer-supported AI and ML at the core of the platform

❓ Focused AI capabilities for judicial processes rather than comprehensive legal drafting or review

✅ Enterprise-grade security measures in place

✅ Enterprise-grade security with court-standard encryption

✅ Compliant with major security standards, ISO27001 and SOC2

✅ ISO27001 compliant with additional judicial security standards

✅ You own the IP of your data. We don't train our models on your data. None of our partners train their models on your data.

✅ All data hosted in UAE with strict sovereignty controls

❓ Multiple authentication options (coming soon) (request this feature)

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✅ Multi-factor authentication and biometric options

✅ Granular user permissions and access control features (document level, project level, organization level, party level)

✅ Highly granular access control based on case participation and role

✅ Compliant with GDPR and other privacy regulations

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✅ Compliant with UAE data protection regulations and DIFC data protection law

✅ Industry-leading AI-assisted contract drafting capabilities (all expected provisions and sections over 20 pages)

❓ Limited to court document templates rather than general business contracts

✅ Built-in real-time collaboration features just like Office365 or Google Docs (No need to download your red-lined version, and make it editable, then send it on - it's all doable within Genie)

❓ Basic collaboration features for litigation teams

✅ Powerful AI-driven contract analysis, red/amber/green flag reviews every clause (industry-leading improvements coming in 2025)

❓ Basic AI assistance for reviewing court submissions but not commercial contracts

✅ Manage your projects and organise your own template and clause library

✅ AI-powered case management system specific to DIFC jurisdiction; virtual hearings capabilities; automated court form preparation

❓ No 'dumb' automated workflows. Agentic workflows coming in 2025

✅ Strong workflow capabilities for court processes and case progression

✅ Full numbering support + AI auto-styling and formatting (coming soon)

❓ Supports formatting specific to court documents but not broader legal styling

❓ Not integrated with legal and business tools beyond full .docx compatibility. If you can use a word doc with it, you can use Genie with it.

✅ Integration with DIFC Courts case management systems and registry

❓ Just export to .docx and use your existing provider (request this feature)

✅ Built-in e-signature capabilities for court documents

✅ Company and user level reporting and analytics (on request)

✅ Detailed analytics on case progression and outcomes

✅ AI-powered document assembly

✅ Specialized assembly of court forms and litigation documents

✅ Market-leading AI-powered document editing: Ask Genie to edit your styling, reformat a table, or suggestion new clause text. As tracked changes, and private per party. Genie assists with and automates entire workflows, it doesn't just produce text responses.

❓ Basic functionality for court documents but not advanced editing capabilities

❓ Top-level AI Legal Research available as AI chat within the legal document, some prompting required (request this feature)

✅ Strong integration with DIFC case law and legal precedents

✅ Negotiation tools for multi-party clause-by-clause agreements

❌ Not designed for contract negotiation

❓ No advanced data extraction or OCR capabilities (request this feature)

✅ Advanced data extraction from court documents and evidence

✅ Mobile-optimised Web App

✅ Mobile-optimized interface with dedicated app

❓ Coming soon (request this feature)

❓ Limited integration with common cloud storage solutions

✅ Community clause library available for creating modular contracts

❌ No community clause library for contracts

Coming soon - ✅ A library of your private clauses usable only by your legal team

❌ No private clause library functionality

✅ Community template library available to create modular contracts

❓ Limited to court document templates

✅ Bring your own library of private templates usable only by your legal team, within Genie

❓ Ability to save custom court document templates

✅ Seamless integration with Microsoft Word, full styling, tables, formatting compatibility

❓ Basic export/import capabilities with Microsoft Word

✅ No known issues (Pre-formatted templates, consistent formatting, tables, cross-version compatibility)

❓ Some users report issues with complex table structures in evidence documents

✅ Generally positive reviews

❓ Learning curve for complex cases; occasional delays during peak court periods

✅ Multiple support channels available including phone, whatsapp, email and live chat

✅ Multiple support channels including dedicated court registry support

✅ Available with our custom plans

✅ Available for high-volume users and registered law firms

✅ For our custom plans, get setup within 3 days with a guided onboarding plan

❓ Formal registration and verification process required as part of court system

✅ Established AI-focused legal tech company

✅ 2021 - Relatively new AI initiative from an established court (DIFC Courts founded in 2004)

✅ Founded in 2017, deep AI integration from inception. A thick layer built with AI specialists and senior lawyers to ensure the models produce high quality legally customised outputs

✅ Native web platform with court-specific functionality

✅ Our AI models are built using proprietary intelligence and research supported by UCL, Imperial College London and Oxford University. Rigorous testing process to ensure the outputs are accurate

✅ Over 110,000 companies have registered to use the Genie platform in total, including 11 FTSE100 firms, 20 Global200 firms, a number of top US banks, and two of the ‘big four’ UK supermarket chains.

✅ Used by majority of practitioners in DIFC Courts system

✅ 3rd party and proprietary AI models

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✅ Cloud-based (SaaS)

✅ Suitable for in-house legal, law firms, and SMEs

✅ Primarily court users, litigants, law firms practicing in DIFC jurisdiction

✅ Built as a platform which is versatile across various industries. Focus areas are construction, manufacturing, consultancy and legal services.

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✅ Financial services, commercial disputes in DIFC jurisdiction

✅ 120+ jurisdictions including the UK, California, Texas, India, Australia, South Africa, Singapore, France, and Germany.

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❓ Limited to DIFC jurisdiction and related international commercial matters

✅ Generous free plan. Transparent subscription plans to suit different needs. Custom plans for orgs handling more than 10 documents per month.

✅ Free access for registered court users; fee structure for advanced features tied to court fees

✅ Offers SLAs for custom plans, specifics not public

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✅ 99.5% uptime guarantee in line with court operating hours

✅ Fortnightly legal prompt training sessions from ex-Clifford Chance Legal Engineers;

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There's also an active Slack community (join now)

Community & events: ✅ Regular webinars and training sessions on using the AI platform; conferences focusing on future of legal technology in courtsTraining: ✅ Comprehensive guides, video tutorials, and in-person training sessionsPrompt Training: ✅ Regular training on effective use of AI for court processes

Self-Serve: ✅ 1-click, no email address required, no card required
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Sales: ✅ 2-3 weeks from pilot to full team adoption

Self-serve: ❓ Requires user registration and verification before accessSales: ❓ 1-2 weeks from registration to full system access

✅ Simple 3-step process: try with your document, explore your scenarios, receive 360° assessment

✅ 1-2 weeks from agreement to full implementation

Pilot: ❓ Formal onboarding process through court registryImplementation Timeline: ❓ 1-2 weeks from registration to full implementation

✅ Consultative, transparent pricing, no hard selling

✅ Public service approach rather than commercial sales process

✅ Firefish reduced contract review time by 50%, from 2.5 hrs to 1.25 hrs per document, saving 15+ hrs weekly per person

✅ Reduced case processing time by 60% for standard commercial claims; 35% reduction in administrative burden for law firms

✅ Average 60% time savings on contract drafting; 50% reduction in review cycles; ROI typically 3x cost

✅ Published statistics on reduced time to resolution; cost savings for litigants; increased accessibility metrics