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Court-case monitoring with AI: changes, sources, and next actions
Case monitoring starts with three questions: what to check, which previous state to compare against, and what counts as a change. Prism4.ai helps bring notifications, documents, and case work into one process. A reliable report keeps source references and shows the last successful check.
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Define the case list and sources
Start with a few active cases. Record their numbers, relevant proceedings, and the key and role that provide access. Checking cabinet notifications, finding a registry decision, and analyzing private case materials are different tasks; a report should identify which source was checked.
Choose the changes that need attention: a new document, a new notification, hearing information, or updated materials. An empty search result does not establish that the case is unchanged when access or synchronization failed.
Establish the initial case state
The first report should record current materials rather than treat them all as new. Ask the agent to list recent documents, the last known procedural event, and sources. Save the result in Projects next to the case number, then compare the next check with that state.
The Live case map workflow maintains work items for active cases: the substance of the dispute, proceeding timelines, related documents, events, and research materials. A case card gives you a working entry point; checking a particular conclusion starts with its linked document.
Set up a recurring check
After manually checking the same case, define a recurring task with a clear deliverable.
- Name the exact cases and sources to check, and specify the task's time or recurrence.
- Identify the previous report or state to compare against. Ask for cases that could not be checked to be shown separately.
- Choose where to receive the result: chat or a configured Telegram or WhatsApp connection within its granted permissions.
- After the first run, compare the report with the cabinet. Verify links to new materials, the check time, and a clear completion status.
What a decision-ready report includes
For each change, include the case number, document or event date, a short description, a source link, and a proposed next action. Distinguish new materials, no changes, and an incomplete check. This keeps a quiet day separate from a technical gap.
A summary can help explain an order or new document, but verify a procedural deadline against the original, the notification facts, and applicable rules. A publication date or synchronization time must not automatically become the legally relevant start of a deadline.
Turn a change into a controlled task
When action is needed, create a Projects work item with the source, an assignee, and an agreed deadline. Keep case materials and research outputs in the same context. The next person can then see the basis for the task as well as a short notification summary.
Repeat the manual access check when the key, role, or case list changes. Review execution errors and the last successful report: a recurring task is useful when its actual result can be verified.
Example task for the agent
Check new notifications and documents in these cases against the previous report. For every change, give the case, date, source, and next action. Separately list checked cases with no changes and cases you could not check.
Expected result
A report of specific changes with sources, a check status for each case, and follow-up tasks for the legal team.
Official Ukrainian E-Court materials
Running tasks requires an account and access under an appropriate plan. Connected services operate within their granted permissions.
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