CasEngine by CodEngines
Matter & case management

Matter and case management software for law firms.

Every matter in one record — parties, documents, hearings, minutes and deadlines, from registration through to an appeal window that counts itself down.

The problem

The judgment comes down, and the clock on the appeal starts the same day.

How long you have depends on the case type and on whether the decision went your way. Somebody has to know that number, remember which cases are inside their window, and act before it runs out. In most firms that somebody is a person with a diary — and the consequence of them being on leave is not an inconvenience, it is a claim.

How it works

From registration to adjudicated.

  1. 01

    One matter, however many cases it becomes

    The matter holds the client, the opponents, the documents and the fee arrangement. The court cases sit underneath it — so a dispute that splits into three separate actions is still one commercial relationship, billed and reported as one.

  2. 02

    Cases that belong together are linked

    Main and linked cases, and combined or counter-claims, are joined into a claim group. Claim amounts roll up to the group, so a figure that appears in three related actions is counted once rather than three times.

  3. 03

    Hearings, and what actually happened at them

    Schedule the hearing; afterwards record the minutes — the adjournment reason, the tasks that came out of it, and the next hearing date, which chains directly off them. Minutes cannot be filed before the hearing has taken place, so the record cannot quietly get ahead of the facts.

  4. 04

    Every update filed as what it is

    Reports, decisions, applications and document filings are each captured with the fields that type actually needs — a decision carries its judgment and date, an application carries the applicant — with attachments and a date on each.

  5. 05

    The appeal window counts itself down

    Once judgment is entered, the appeal period is calculated from the case type and the outcome — in your favour, against you, or neutral — and the case shows the days remaining, whether it has run over, and whether an appeal can still be filed. When the window closes the case moves to adjudicated on its own.

See it

The same thing, on screen.

One matter record — documents, hours, parties and versions, without opening anything else.

Outcomes

What changes for the firm.

In detail

Everything included, in one place.

Appeal period tracking

After judgment the appeal window is derived from the case type and whether the outcome favoured your client, and the case carries its own countdown — days left, whether it is overdue, and whether an appeal is still open to you. A background process moves the case to adjudicated once the window has closed.

Hearings and minutes

Hearings are scheduled, then minuted afterwards with the adjournment reason, any tasks arising, and the next hearing date chained from the minutes. Settlement fees on judgment are captured against the hearing that produced them.

Linked and combined cases

Main and linked cases, and combined or counter-claims, form a claim group with a primary case, so related actions are managed and reported together rather than as unconnected files.

Centralised case organisation

Client details, opponents, correspondence, documents, hearings and fee earners live on one matter record instead of being spread across drives and inboxes.

Case updates by type

Reports, decisions, applications and document filings are recorded as distinct kinds of event, each with its own fields, its own attachments and its own date, so the case history reads as a history rather than a pile of notes.

Deadline reminders

Court dates, filing deadlines and follow-ups raise reminders before they become urgent, rather than after.

Case progress reporting

Status across the caseload — by fee earner, practice area or client — for supervision and client updates alike.

FAQ

Common questions about this feature.

When a judgment is recorded the appeal window is calculated from the case type and the outcome — different periods apply depending on whether the decision went in your client's favour — and the case then shows its own countdown: days remaining, whether it has run over, and whether an appeal can still be filed. Once the window closes the case moves to adjudicated automatically, so nothing sits in an ambiguous state waiting for someone to notice.

Related

Works with the rest of the platform.

See it on your own matters

A short walkthrough with our team, using the kind of work your team handles day to day.