Federal and local government authorities across Africa have taken various initiatives to promote technology adoption across industries. Such steps help optimize the use of technology and benefit various SMEs. The legal industry in the region has been undergoing shifts from traditional case management systems to advanced digital case management systems over the years. In 2020, National Council for Law Reporting (Kenya Law) partnered with the African Legal Information Institute and Netrix Business Solutions Ltd. to develop a new web-based software platform for improving and modernizing the management of the case law database. The software is anticipated to support effective case law reporting through the Kenya Law Reports. Such kind of software plays a significant role in the management, organization, and dissemination of primary legal materials, such as case law and legislation.
As per the study of Rebecca Rumbul, modern computers, scanners, and software licenses for a few of the African Legal Information Institutes (LII), will lead to a notable improvement in operations and will free up time for other operational tasks. To adapt and respond to the new normal since the pandemic of COVID-19, the Africa Arbitration Academy Protocol formulates respective guidelines for virtual hearings in Africa. Thus, the growing utility of legal case management software and rising initiatives drive the region's market growth.
The world has been taken off guard by the COVID-19 pandemic, with most countries ill-prepared to deal with the problems posed by this quickly spreading virus that has harmed both health and the economy. 42 African countries implemented complete or partial restrictions on people's movements and activities in reaction to the outbreak. On the other hand, Lockdowns have significant economic costs, putting people's livelihoods in danger and worsening poverty. The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) predicted in May 2020 that a one-month full lockdown across Africa would cost the continent roughly 2.5 percent of its annual GDP, or about US$65.7 billion each month. This is on top of the external effects of decreasing commodity prices and investment flows.
The Africa legal case management software market is analyzed on the basis of deployment and end user. Based on deployment, the market is segmented into cloud and on-premise. Based on the end user, the global Africa legal case management software market is segmented into SMEs and large enterprises. In terms of the geography, the Africa legal case management software market is segmented into South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Egypt, Morocco, and the Rest of Africa. A few of the key companies operating in the Africa legal case management software market are Legal Suite, Nitric Software Laboratory, AttorneyWize, Legal Interact, Lawbox, GhostPractice, Inc., Picksmart (Pty) Ltd., AJS GLOBAL, Silversoft, and Uptitek Ltd.