For the diary: Justice Without Barriers

22/04/2015

The Australasian Institute of Judicial Administration will host a conference on 21-22 May in Brisbane, titled "Justice Without Barriers: Technology for Greater Access to Justice".

In keeping with the "access through technology" theme, its keynote speaker will be British lawyer and academic Professor Richard Susskind OBE, who will address the Brisbane audience via video link from the UK.

Panels at the Brisbane conference will cover every aspect of technology in court, from e-filing and its applications in case management to online learning for judicial officers, the potential use of iPads and tablets by juries, the integration of technology within court and tribunal buildings and the move to digital court records – and the need to "future proof" them.

The University of New South Wales’s Professor Sandra Hale will also speak on "interpreting in the age of technology" and the University of Western Sydney’s Professor David Tait will set up a "virtual courtroom" by using videos at different locations and stitching them together into one "virtual court".

All the conference panellists will be present in person, except for US lawyer and expert on self-represented litigants Richard Zorza, who will appear by videolink in a session on the benefits – and possible risk factors – of electronic information and services for people representing themselves in court.

For more information on the conference, go to http://www.ammp.com.au/aija15/