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A checklist for any practice-management app

9 things to check before your chamber puts its cases on any app

Ask these of any app, including ours. Tick the ones that matter to your chamber, then send them to whoever decides.

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  1. Where is the data stored?

    Some chambers must know which country holds client information.

    Courtmate's answer

    Servers in Singapore; your data is hosted outside Sri Lanka.

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  2. Who can see it, including the software company?

    The vendor's own staff are the question most apps skip.

    Courtmate's answer

    Your visibility setting inside the chamber; at Courtmate, only named support staff with a recorded reason.

  3. Is your chamber walled off from other chambers?

    Shared databases are normal; separation has to be enforced.

    Courtmate's answer

    Every query is scoped to your chamber, and a test fails the build if one is not.

  4. Can you export everything if you leave?

    Your records should never be held hostage.

    Courtmate's answer

    Export cases and assignments to Excel at any time.

  5. How do you give external counsel access, and take it away?

    Briefing counsel should not mean sharing your whole diary.

    Courtmate's answer

    One case, full or refix-only; invitations expire in 7 days; revoke any time.

  6. How do existing cases and past hearings get in, and who does it?

    Day one decides whether a chamber sticks with it.

    Courtmate's answer

    An Excel import of up to 500 cases, a last-hearing date and history note per case, and setup help if you ask.

    See getting started

  7. Who can edit what: senior, junior, clerk?

    The app should follow your chamber, not the other way round.

    Courtmate's answer

    Members edit and reopen; owners and admins close, archive and delete.

    See the roles

  8. What happens to the bill when juniors change?

    Junior turnover is normal in chambers.

    Courtmate's answer

    Swap juniors freely; the bill changes only when the team permanently grows.

    See pricing

  9. Does it work in court with no signal?

    Many courtrooms have none.

    Courtmate's answer

    The phone app keeps your cases on the device and holds refixes until you are back online.

    Watch the court-side refix

Built from the questions chambers asked us most. Courtmate's answers reflect the product today.

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