Virtual Courts

The Ministry of Justice is piloting virtual courts in London and Sheffield to ease pressure on the criminal justice system south of the border, as the UK government prepares to abandon plans for juryless trials. The scheme will allow judges, defendants, lawyers, witnesses and court staff to particip

An­drew Steven­son considers the price we will pay by adopting virtual courts. Support within the UK for the principles of maintaining a system where justice is administered locally or in public was evaporating even before Covid-19; in the decade to 2020, more than half the Magistrates Court

Lawyers have raised concerns over the permanent implementation of video links for accused persons. A number of custody cases at Aberdeen Sheriff Court see accused persons appear via video link from Kittybrewster Police Station.