There is a review by the Civil Justice Council on the impact of the measures taken to tackle the spread of COVID-19 have had on the civil justice system.
THE TERMS OF THE REVIEW
“The review is particularly interested in gathering feedback from court users in response to the following questions:
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What is working well about the current arrangements?
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What is not working well about current arrangements?
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Which types of cases are most suited to which type of hearings and why?
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How does the experience of remote hearings vary depending on the platform that is used?
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What technology is needed to make remote hearings successful?
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What difference does party location make to the experience of the hearing?
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How do remote hearings impact on the ability of representatives to communicate with their clients?
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How do professional court users and litigants feel about remote hearings?
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How do litigants in person experience hearings that are conducted remotely?
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How do remote hearings impact on perceptions of the justice system by those who are users of it?
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How is practice varying across different geographical regions?
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What has been the impact of current arrangements on open justice?
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What other observations would you make about the impact of COVID-19 on the operation of the civil justice system?”
Details of the review, and how to participate, are available here.
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