Lexis®Library update: He says that this shift had begun to take place prior to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, which then expedited the move to dispute resolution via digital means. He predicts that in five years’ time, every civil case will be started and managed online, with all legal documents being filed and served electronically, and refers to ongoing projects to develop IT systems which can facilitate ADR. Birss states that this ‘will be to the benefit of everyone’, providing ‘better access to justice’ and a ‘less costly justice system’.
Source: The online future of civil justice Fordham IP Conference 2021 Fordham Law School, New York
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