Pop-up courts needed to help create more flexible justice system – report
“Pop-up” courts with easily transportable judicial stage sets, remote video screens and online access are needed to develop a more flexible justice system, according to a leading legal thinktank.
Although successive waves of court closures have been triggered by austerity cutbacks, the organisation Justice says the disruption provides an opportunity to forge a more digitally focused approach.
Cuts to legal aid have produced a steep rise in the number of litigants in person, particularly in the civil and family courts, reinforcing the need for user-friendly procedures that are no longer entirely reliant on expensive legal experts.
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This content has been updated on 05/18/2016 at 14 h 03 min.