High Stakes Property Settlement
When a tech-savvy husband challenged Delium’s security in a divorce case, the court upheld its protections, ensuring secure, high-stakes litigation.
The Challenge
An experienced Delium client was representing a Wife in a complex property settlement and spousal maintenance dispute. A key issue in the case was determining the Husband’s true net worth, requiring collaboration between legal and accounting teams.
The Wife, based overseas in a different time zone, had thousands of documents relevant to her claim. She needed to work closely with experts and lawyers to:
- Review financial records and evidence
- Collaborate with accountants and lawyers in real time
- Ensure rapid communication and response to case developments
Delium provided the perfect collaborative solution, allowing:
- The legal and accounting teams to work within a shared evidence repository.
- The Wife to log in securely, review flagged documents, and respond overnight, eliminating delays caused by time zone differences.
However, as the case progressed, the Husband (who worked in the technology industry) sought an injunction, claiming that Delium was an insecure website and that posting documents there posed a security risk.
Delium Strategy
Recognising the need to strongly refute the Husband’s claim, the legal team worked closely with Delium, which provided the necessary technical documentation to demonstrate its robust security architecture.
- Strict user access controls ensured that only authorised parties could view documents.
- Advanced encryption protocols protected all stored and transmitted data.
- Independent penetration tests had previously confirmed Delium’s resilience to cyber threats.
The court carefully reviewed Delium’s security measures and access controls, ultimately concluding that all necessary steps had been taken to protect the Wife’s documents from unauthorised access. As a result, the injunction was refused, allowing the Wife’s case preparation to continue unimpeded.
The Benefits
- Court-validated security – Delium’s security framework withstood legal scrutiny, reinforcing its trustworthiness in sensitive litigation.
- Seamless international collaboration – Secure access enabled cross-border legal and expert collaboration without delays.
- Real-time case preparation – Lawyers and accountants worked within a unified, secure environment, minimising inefficiencies.
- Continuous security evolution – Delium has since undergone regular independent penetration testing and meets strict government security requirements.
Reflections from Participants
This case confirmed Delium’s commitment to security and its ability to withstand challenges in high-stakes litigation:
- “It may seem ludicrous with the explosion of cloud-based litigation support technology today, that this type of challenge would even be made.”
- “Security has always been an integral feature of Delium. We were always confident we could refute any suggestion that the evidence would be exposed to unauthorized users or susceptible to hackers.”
- “Since this case, we have seen Delium’s security continue to evolve in line with current technologies and the strictest of government security requirements.”
By successfully defending its security architecture in court, Delium reaffirmed its position as a trusted litigation platform. The case demonstrated not only the strength of Delium’s security but also its critical role in enabling seamless, international legal collaboration.
