Online UK Courts Modelled On EBay To Settle Legal Disputes

First time accepted submitter infolation writes The UK justice system should receive a radical overhaul for the digital age with the creation of an online court to expand access to justice and resolve claims of up to £25,000, the official body that oversees civil courts has recommended. The report says existing services — such as eBay's disagreement negotiation procedure and Cybersettle's blind-bidding operations — provide prototypes worth studying. Only the judge need be legally qualified. If necessary, telephone hearings could be built into the last stage. Rulings by the online judge would be as enforceable as any courtroom judgment.

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Re:how about "NO!"

[BarbaraHudson]

I wouldn't want to risk the equivalent of a 25-thousand-Euro judgment because my internet was slow or other reasons. It's important to see the other side in court, because when they lie you can immediately nail them and that leaves a heck of an impression. Doing it in slo-mo over the internet, not so much.