UAE Legal Tech Firm Launches AI-Powered Courtroom Simulator

A UAE-based legal technology company has introduced an artificial intelligence-powered courtroom simulator designed to help law students and trainee lawyers practise trials, cross-examinations and courtroom procedures through interactive virtual proceedings.

Legaline Platform launched Meta Legal Space at the Dubai AI Festival on October 26, describing it as the first courtroom simulator of its kind in the Middle East and North Africa. The platform features AI-powered judges, witnesses, clerks, experts and opposing counsel that respond to arguments and questioning in real time.

Users can participate in mock hearings against AI-generated opposing lawyers or fellow students, with proceedings conducted under UAE onshore, Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) or Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) legal frameworks.

“Many lawyers conduct their first cross-examination with a real client’s case on the line, and it is the client who pays for any mistake,” said Dmitry Grinik, founder and CEO of Legaline Platform.

Meta Legal Space uses AI characters with individual backgrounds, professional profiles and behavioural traits that influence their responses during questioning. Each witness is designed to withhold a relevant fact that trainees must uncover through cross-examination, while remaining within the evidence provided in the case file.

The simulator supports litigation, arbitration and mediation, with cases developed by practising lawyers and graded according to difficulty. Its initial case library includes commercial, civil and employment disputes, ranging from breach of contract claims and construction defects to unfair dismissal proceedings before the DIFC Small Claims Tribunal.

Following each session, trainees receive assessments of their legal arguments, courtroom procedure and handling of objections. Licensed legal practitioners can also supervise hearings and evaluate performance.

Alexander duganov, co-founder and general partner of Legaline Platform, said the technology aims to prepare young lawyers for complex courtroom situations that conventional classroom training may not adequately replicate.