LegalXML Electronic Court Filing Specification 5.0 Draft Announced

In the first major update since 2013, the Oasis-Open LegalXML Electronic Court Filing (ECF) Technical Committee has announced version 5 for sixty-day public review.  Since the standard is the most widely used electronic filing standard, this is a significant advancement. 

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The official announcement with links to supporting documentation is posted at:
https://www.oasis-open.org/news/announcements/invitation-to-comment-on-legalxml-electronic-court-filing-v5-0-ends-nov-27th

Highlights of the version 5 draft are:

1. An expanded scope of functionality including:

• Scheduling of court hearings
• Cancellation of filings
• Document stamping
• Electronic delivery to process servers and registered agents

2. Better interoperability through:

• New rules for extensions (through [NIEM] augmentations)
• New rules for content references.
• Conformance with the 4.0 version of the National Information Exchange Model ([NIEM]).

3. Better scalability though:

• A new Court Policy Major Design Element (MDE) that supports multiple Filing Review MDEs.
• Better management of dynamic code lists through conformance with the NIEM code list specification.

The review is open until November 27, 2017