Overviews of cases to grant clearer insight to clients

5/3/2023

10

min. leestijd

Litigation for beginners: a survival guide for your client

Being a party to complex disputes is no easy feat. Clients enter uncharted legal waters filled with confusion, expectations and high bills. We wanted to clear up this fallen bookcase and make life easier for clients who go through court proceedings. Communication is key. That's why we created a series of visuals that guide the customer through the entire process.

Savannah Koomen

Savannah Koomen

Lawyer + designer

Explain what the procedure looks like

Support the client in understanding what lies ahead by using procedural timelines. They include all stages of litigation: the start, the written phase and the oral phase. Everything is divided into specific steps and includes important deadlines, timeframes and necessary documentation. We designed procedural summaries for the first instance proceedings, the appeal, the seizure of bank accounts and the summary proceedings.

First Instance Proceedings
Appeal

Analysis

We made an intuitive presentation of the statements, arguments, proofs and counter-arguments.

Technical analysis of the case

Written round

Finally, legal design can be used in court documents to clarify complex and detailed facts or draw attention to key points. Written documents are often too complex and detailed, hiding important points in blocks of text. This distracts the reader's attention, with the risk that the message won't get across.

Timeline

All (important) facts can be plotted on the timeline, providing a better overview. Facts are easier to capture and connect from a visual view than from a dense block of text.

Timeline
Another timeline

Company structure

A clear representation of the business structure makes life much easier for the reader.

Who is who?