Legaline Platform, an AI-native legal platform built in the UAE, has announced the launch of Meta Legal Space, described by the company as MENA’s first AI-powered mock trial. The launch will be showcased at the Dubai AI Festival at Dubai World Trade Centre on 26 and 27 October 2026.
According to the announcement, Meta Legal Space is designed for law students and legal trainees to practice courtroom advocacy in a virtual environment that the company says is close to real litigation. Participants enter a customisable virtual courtroom and argue their case before an AI judge, with an AI clerk as well as AI witnesses and experts.
The simulator also allows for opposing counsel to be either AI-powered or a classmate, and the company says nothing is scripted. It claims that each participant responds as they would in a live hearing, including witness behavior. Legaline Platform further states that each witness is given a background, profession and manner, and that witness “honesty, reliability and composure” are set before the hearing and influence how the witness performs under cross-examination. The company says witnesses hold back one fact that trainees are expected to draw out through questioning, while answers remain within the case file.
“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,” said Dmitry Grinik, Founder and CEO of Legaline Platform. He added that Meta Legal Space moves early practice to an environment where mistakes are allowed and that trainees learn to work alongside AI as part of modern legal work.
Case formats, frameworks and instructor scoring
The company says trainees can choose the scenario format before the hearing, including litigation, arbitration or mediation. Participants can also select a legal framework, including UAE onshore, DIFC or ADGM.
Legaline Platform states that cases at launch are written by practising lawyers rather than generated from templates, with each case rated for difficulty and duration. It says the initial library covers commercial, civil and labour cases.
- For a breach of supply contract dispute, the company says two witnesses and an expert report carry the case, and cross-examination determines whether the claimed delay and damages hold up.
- For a construction defects dispute, it says the scenario turns on documentary evidence and expert testimony in a developer versus contractor claim.
- For a labour case, the announcement says an unfair dismissal claim is presented before the DIFC Small Claims Tribunal.
After each session, Legaline Platform says trainees receive a performance report scoring areas including argumentation, procedural compliance and objection handling. It also states that top results appear on a leaderboard and that a licensed practitioner from its network can take the judge’s seat and score the session live.
Legaline Platform says the simulator can be used for both supervised classroom teaching and private rehearsal.
Company quotes and event details
Alexander Ilduganov, Co-founder and General Partner of Legaline Platform, said in the company announcement that the hardest part of trial work is not knowing the law, but dealing with unexpected testimony, which he says the simulator aims to replicate by having witnesses respond in ways trainees did not anticipate.
Jouslin Khairallah, Founder and Managing Director of KH Legal and Founding Member of Legaline Platform, added that Meta Legal Space provides a place for trainees in the region to rehearse before their first appearance in court.
The company says Meta Legal Space is being offered to law schools and legal training providers across the region. It also states that registration is free for students, who can create a Legaline Platform account and choose a case. At the Dubai AI Festival, the company says visitors can experience Meta Legal Space at Hall 6, Booth G87 on 26 and 27 October 2026.
Legaline Platform said Meta Legal Space joins other AI tools within its platform, including a “Baby Legal Bot” tutor, an AI Research Assistant covering 35 legal areas, and “Legaline Docs,” which the company says produces drafts for a lawyer to review.
