Announcing FTR RealTime: An Automated Speech-to-Text Transcription Service for Courtrooms  For The Record continues a 30-year legacy of ground–breaking legal technology with the release of FTR RealTime. The sophisticated, speech-to-text transcription service maintains pace with the spoken word while processing dialects, complex legal terminology, and multiple languages. With unprecedented accuracy of up to 95%, FTR RealTime eliminates the need to hire costly... Read More

Editor’s note: the section on digital court recording and the court reporter shortage has been updated to more accurately reflect the nuances of the industry and the roles that contribute to it.  Given the unpredictability of the last two years, it may seem ambitious to make predictions for the justice system in 2022.   As discussed in our wrap-up of the prominent... Read More

Innovative technological solutions for courts are underpinned by the concept of ‘disruption by design’––intentional and positive disruptions of traditional methods of administering justice for the benefit of all, in the face of unpredictable societal disruptions.   Today, we are looking at the major trends in court technology that we have seen––and enabled––throughout the year.   Predictability and reliability in technological solutions offer certainty in an uncertain world. Court users expect the technology they use to operate as expected and... Read More

LOS ANGELES, December 13, 2021—For The Record (FTR Ltd.), the worldwide leader in digital court recording technology, finalized the sale of its affiliate, Auscript Australasia Pty Ltd (Auscript). For The Record will continue to develop and expand its position as a leader of innovation and technology for the legal system. From audio and video recording platforms, AI-driven instant transcription, and... Read More

For The Record (FTR Ltd.), leader in digital court recording technology, today announced that its affiliate, Auscript Australasia Pty Ltd (Auscript) has entered into an agreement to sell substantially all of its assets to global technology company, VIQ Solutions Inc. (TSX and NASDAQ: VQS). The proposed transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2021, subject to the... Read More

One of the biggest events in the court technology calendar was held last week in Columbus, Ohio–the biennial Court Technology Conference (CTC). The 2021 event, which catered to both in-person and virtual attendees from around the world, centered on themes of ‘Fostering Innovation’, ‘Crystal Ball’, and ‘Move to Improve’. Exclusively at CTC 2021, For The Record launched its Cloud Platform Solutions, accelerating the... Read More

Hundreds of leading minds in court management were represented at the National Association for Court Management’s Annual Conference this month to explore the ways technology could enhance accessibility to justice to meet today’s pandemic and social justice challenges. With the judiciary under increasing pressure to reduce backlogs while maintaining fair and accessible courts, For the Record Vice President of Justice... Read More