Lord Sumption: justice faces digital trade-off – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted October 5th, 2020 in civil justice, coronavirus, costs, courts, criminal justice, cross-examination, judges, news, oral hearings, remote hearings, trials, witnesses by tracey

‘The court system faces a trade-off between the quality of justice and the cost of delivering it, former Supreme Court justice Lord Sumption has said in a biting assessment of virtual hearings. Speaking at the Commercial Litigators’ Forum, Lord Sumption (Jonathan Sumption QC) said if quality of justice was the only concern “we would go back to ordinary oral hearings.” ‘

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Law Society's Gazette, 5th October 2020

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