Matters and court cases
Matters, cases and stage templates from first instance to execution, with the team, deadlines and documents on one record.
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Coming from a global cloud suite.
International platforms are built to serve many countries at once. If your practice is in the Gulf, the questions that matter are about your courts, your language, your tax and where your data lives.
What this kind of system usually is
A global cloud suite is a practice-management platform sold in many markets, usually with a large app marketplace and integrations designed around common law jurisdictions. Its core is shared by every customer, so local needs are often met through settings, add-ons or partners.
That breadth is a real strength for firms whose work follows the markets the platform was designed for. It is worth checking how well it fits court procedure, invoicing rules and language in the countries where you practise.
Mizan at a glance
Court calendar
Hearings and deadlines in one firm calendar. Photograph a court notice and the reader finds the case and proposes the next date for you to confirm.
Time, billing and collections
Time recorded as it is worked, invoices in AED with VAT, collections, and referral commission worked out when the client pays.
Arabic, per person
Every screen in Arabic right to left or in English, chosen by each user rather than by the firm.
The short answer
If your firm litigates in the Gulf, works in Arabic as well as English, and wants setup and changes handled with you, Mizan is worth a demo. If you need a large ecosystem of third-party apps or practise mainly in other markets, a global suite may suit you better.
Which fits your firm
Mizan fits if
- Most of your matters are before Gulf courts
- Some of your team prefer to work in Arabic
- You bill in AED with VAT
- You want us to set it up and move your data across
- You want one price that includes every feature
A global suite may fit better if
- You practise mainly outside the region
- You rely on a large marketplace of third-party apps
- You need trust accounting
- Procurement requires certifications we cannot show yet
Side by side
| Area | What to check | Mizan |
|---|---|---|
| Court work | Are hearings, stages and court notices first-class records, or free-text notes? | Cases with stage templates, a firm calendar and a court-notice reader that proposes the next hearing. |
| Billing | Can it issue VAT invoices in your currency and track what is unbilled and unpaid? | Invoices in AED with VAT per line, receipts, credit notes, unbilled time and outstanding balances. |
| Arabic | Is the whole working interface in Arabic, or only some screens? | Every screen of the firm workspace in Arabic right to left, chosen per user. |
| Permissions | Can you control who sees which matters, money and documents? | Role permissions enforced in the database, per-firm overrides, an audit log and TOTP multi-factor sign-in. |
| AI | What does the AI see, and can it act on its own? | Optional. It reads only what the asking user may open and drafts actions for a person to confirm. |
| Leaving | Can you export everything, and in what format? | Your data stays yours and can be exported whenever you like. |
What it costs
Mizan is AED 79 per user a month with every feature, setup, data migration and training included, and the first 2 months free. Client portal users never count as users. AI is an optional plan for the whole firm at AED 99, AED 399 or AED 799 a month. Storage beyond 50 GB is AED 1 per GB a month. Prices exclude VAT.
Whatever you compare, compare the total over two or three years: licences for everyone who needs to sign in, add-ons, implementation, migration, training, integrations, storage and what it costs to leave. A low headline price with paid modules can cost more than one price with everything in it.
Questions to ask in any demo
- Show me a case before our courts, from filing to the next hearing.
- Switch the screen to Arabic. Is everything translated, including invoices?
- Issue a VAT invoice in AED for a matter with unbilled time.
- Where are our database, files and backups hosted, and what leaves that region?
- What does the full firm pay per year, including add-ons and implementation?
- How do we export everything if we leave?
Compare them on your own matters.
A short call with the people who build Mizan. Bring one real matter and judge it on your own work.