Legal Update 2021 – 11 points to
consider
- Hearings & Trials
During the Covid-19 pandemic the Court embraced technology.
The Covid-19 pandemic temporarily caused uncertainty as to how
the Courts and the legal profession would adapt.
The Courts Service brought forward remote hearings that it had
been considering for a few years. While with any new procedure and
technical difficulties, remote hearings may prove to be a permanent
fixture.
Remote hearings save time with waiting and travelling time a
thing of the past.....
However, Judges may consider that Witnesses feel less inhibited
by not being in Court and therefore may be inclined not to tell the
whole truth. Losing the ability to pick up on body language, often
a sign for a mistruth, is missing from remote Hearings.
