Courts and Tribunals - Topics A-Z
Topics A-Z listing of articles and resources about the implementation of egovernment within courts and tribunals.
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Courts and tribunals - United Kingdom - Archive
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Articles and resources about egovernment initiatives relating to courts and tribunals in the United Kingdom.
- Ontario moves toward digital court records
- by Drew Hasselback. Financial Post, May 9, 2012. "A three-year-old plan to modernize Ontario's antiquated court management system is taking shape, based on a disclosure in the province's recent budget.
The budget document promises a move toward 24-hour online access to the province's court system..."
- Victorian Courts Interactive Hearing List
- Victoria Online News Item, 19 April, 2012. "The Victorian Courts Interactive Hearing List is the new official website for viewing the daily hearing lists on tablets and smart phones. The website has been designed to be platform neutral (works on desktops, iPhone, iPad, Android, Blackberry, etc.)..."
- UK court systems set to adopt judiciary.uk domain names
- BBC News, 23 November 2011. "England and Wales's judicial system are to change their websites so that they end with the domain name judiciary.uk.
Registry manager Nominet approved the move following a request from the Judicial Office and the Cabinet Office..."
- Victorian courts look at tweeting rulings
- Victoria's Supreme Court may soon take to Twitter to tell the public its reasons for sentences, AAP. CIO, 1 September, 2011. "Victoria's Supreme Court is sick of getting a bad rap from skewed reports and half-baked critics, so this bastion of tradition is joining the Twitterverse.
Supreme Court Chief Justice Marilyn Warren says court decisions are often criticised by people who read only the headline and the top two paragraphs of a media story..."
- Is Social Media A Threat To Justice? The Morcombe Trial
- By Kelsey Blair. Social Times, August 17, 2011. "A child was abducted and killed, but the trial may be delayed due to social media, raising questions about how social media impacts justice and the right to fair trial..."
- Online justice will undermine courts, lawyers say
- by Mex Cooper. The Age, May 31, 2011. "The Baillieu Government is undermining the judiciary by allowing a public survey to help set criminal sentences, the Law Institute of Victoria says...
Attorney-General Robert Clark said experts and interest groups had for too long dominated any sentencing discussions.
"This survey of community views will provide every Victorian with the opportunity to have their say on the way our justice system responds to crime," he said.
The Sentencing Advisory Council has for years run sessions that allow the public to "be the judge" and determine fictional sentences based on real-life cases..."
- Virtual You be the Judge
- Sentencing Advisory Council. "The Sentencing Advisory Council's popular You be the Judge program is now available online.
Visitors to Virtual You be the Judge can participate in various aspects of a sentencing hearing, receiving information from victims, offenders, prosecutors, defence lawyers and the judge.
Learn as you move through the experience about all of the factors involved in the sentencing process. Then you will be able to sentence each offender yourself and compare your sentence with that of the actual judge..."
- UK allows journalists to tweet in court
- siliconrepublic, 20 December 2010. "The UK Lord Chief Justice Lord Judge has said Twitter can be used by journalist in courts, but they will need permission to do so first. .."
- Manila launches Judiciary Internet Access Project
- By Pia Rufino. FutureGov, 16 December 2010. "Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim has launched a pilot project to install Internet access for all judges and prosecutors in the city. The Judiciary Internet Access Project, a brainchild of Prosecutor Ma. Sophia Tirol Solidum-Taylor will provide free and unlimited access to all regional trial courts within the city..."
- Shared IT risks terrorism cases: judge
- By Josh Taylor, ZDNet Australia, October 8, 2010. "Victorian Supreme Court Chief Justice Marilyn Warren believes that moving the court's IT systems into a shared services environment risks compromising terrorism, organised crime and corruption cases..."
- Courts (Remote Participation) Bill
- New Zealand Legislation: Bills. Courts (Remote Participation) Bill 107-2 (2009), Government Bill. As reported from the Justice and Electoral Committee. parliament of New Zealand. "... A judicial officer or Registrar must consider the following criteria when he or she is making a determination under this Act whether or not to allow the use of AVL for the appearance of any participant in a proceeding: (a) the nature of the proceeding; b) the availability and quality of the technology that is to be used; (c) the potential impact of the use of the technology on the effective maintenance of the rights of other parties to the proceeding, including—
(i) the ability to assess the credibility of witnesses and the reliability of evidence presented to the court; and (ii) the level of contact with other participants;(d) any other relevant matters..."
- Labour vows to oppose trial by video link
- By Claire McEntee - BusinessDay.co.nz. Stuff.co.nz, 7 June 2010. " Labour has vowed to oppose a bill that could see defendants forced to appear at trials from prison via video link. The justice and electoral select committee has recommended the Courts Remote Participation Bill be passed by Parliament, despite opposition from the Law Society and the Human Rights Commission. The bill will enable any participant in a proceeding, including juries, judges, witnesses and defendants in a trial, to appear by audio-visual link, provided certain criteria are met..."
- Ontario Court Forms Assistant
- "The Assistant can help you to complete the following small claims and family court forms. Once you select a form, you will answer a series of questions. The Assistant will use your answers to create the court form. You can print and save your forms and take them to the courthouse to be filed."
- McGuinty Government Launches New Tool To Help Court Users
- Government of Ontario, Newsroom, May 3, 2010. "Ontario is taking the next steps in its family justice reforms by providing information sessions and launching an online tool to complete legal forms..."
- Arizona Unifies Courts on One Document System
- By Andy Opsahl, Features Editor. Government Technology, April 12, 2010. "Local court systems across the country have been digitizing legal filings for the past few years to reduce paper management cut costs..."
This category last updated: 11 May 2012