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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Moving off spreadsheets and desktop systems.
Many firms run on Excel, shared folders, a desktop accounting package and a paper diary. It works until a deadline is missed or a partner cannot see what is unbilled. Here is what changes when it all lives in one record.
What this kind of system usually is
Spreadsheets are flexible and cost nothing extra. Installed desktop systems run on the firm's own computers or server. Both keep information in separate places: the case list in one file, the court diary in another, invoices in an accounting package and documents in folders.
The cost is hidden in the copying between them, in the knowledge kept in one person's head, and in backups and access that depend on whoever looks after the office computers.
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 team copies the same details between files, or you worry about missing a hearing, moving to Mizan removes that work, and we move your existing data across for you. If your firm is one person with a handful of matters, a spreadsheet may honestly be enough for now.
Which fits your firm
Mizan fits if
- Several people work on the same matters
- Court dates live in more than one place
- Billing is done from a separate system
- You want access from anywhere, with permissions
- You want backups you do not have to manage
Staying put may be fine if
- You are a sole practitioner with few matters
- You do not bill by time or track collections
- You cannot use an internet-hosted system
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
- Can you import our existing case list and client spreadsheet, and who does it?
- How long until the team is using it daily?
- What happens to our documents and folders?
- Who can see the firm's money, and who cannot?
- How are backups done, and how often is a restore tested?
- How do we export everything if we leave?
Bring us your spreadsheet.
A short call with the people who build Mizan. Bring one real matter and judge it on your own work.