Legaline launches AI courtroom simulator

Legaline Platform, an AI-native legal platform built in the UAE, has announced the launch of Meta Legal Space, MENA’s first AI-powered mock trial, at Dubai AI Festival, held on 26 and 27 October 2026 at Dubai World Trade Centre. Meta Legal Space gives law students and legal trainees a virtual courtroom, with an AI judge, clerk, witnesses and experts, in which to train under conditions close to real litigation.

Trainees enter a customisable virtual courtroom and argue their case before an AI judge, with an AI clerk, witnesses and experts. Opposing counsel can be AI or a classmate. Nothing is scripted: each participant responds the way people do in a live hearing. Every witness has their own background, profession and manner, and their honesty, reliability and composure are set before the hearing and shape how they hold up under cross-examination. Each witness holds back one fact that the trainee has to draw out through questioning, while their answers stay within the case file. Dmitry Grinik, Founder and CEO of Legaline Platform, stated that “many lawyers conduct their first cross-examination with a real client’s case on the line, and it is the client who pays for any mistake," emphasising the importance of practice in a risk-free environment.

Before the hearing, trainees choose the format – litigation, arbitration or mediation – and the legal framework: UAE onshore, DIFC or ADGM. Every case is written by practising lawyers rather than generated from templates, and each is rated for difficulty and duration, so instructors and trainees can match it to the trainee’s level of experience. At launch, the library covers commercial, civil and labour cases. In a dispute over breach of a supply contract, two witnesses and an expert report carry the case, and cross-examination decides whether the claimed delay and damages hold up. Alexander Ilduganov, Co-founder and General Partner of Legaline Platform, explained “the hardest part of a trial is not knowing the law. It is the moment a witness says something you didn’t expect," noting that the unpredictable nature of real trials is simulated effectively within the platform.

“Trainees in this region have never had a place to rehearse a hearing," remarked Jouslin Khairallah, Founder and Managing Director of KH Legal and Founding Member of Legaline Platform, indicating the significant gap bridged by Meta Legal Space. “Meta Legal Space closes the gap between what students learn in the classroom and what is expected of them the first time they stand before a judge.”

Meta Legal Space is being offered to law schools and legal training providers across the region. Registration is free: students create a Legaline Platform account and choose their first case straight away. Additionally, Meta Legal Space joins the suite of AI tools already built into Legaline Platform, including Baby Legal Bot, an AI tutor, and Legaline Docs, which produces draft contracts swiftly for lawyers to review.