Public access to hearings is critical to upholding the transparency and integrity of judicial processes; this in turn helps to protect democracy and the rule of law, and to enhance public confidence in the justice system. For this reason, "Courts for Webex" seeks to ensure that, subject to certain legal exceptions, hearings are easily accessible, efficiently managed and open to the public and can be reported upon fully and accurately by the media.
Courts for Webex supports all degree of proceedings in connected Justice, from virtual hearings, to administrative courts and criminal courts. The solution has a wide range of features to accommodate the needs of all the principal stakeholders in the judiciary scenario.
Key features include:
- Controlled admission by the Court officials
- Main room, sidebar rooms, waiting rooms all managed from a single panel
- Case details and evidence sharing
- Witness protection
- Transcriptions
- Simultaneous interpretation and more…
To get started you can contact us at corporate@cives.ai to speak with one of our agents who are prepared to listen to your needs and suggest the best “Courts for Webex” configuration.
Courts for Webex enables a thorough experience for running Virtual Hearings. The solution has a wide range of features to accommodate the needs of all the principal stakeholders in the judiciary scenario.
The Defendants and Parties attendees will be able to:
- Join the virtual court site and be welcomed by a customizable landing page
- Preview the case list and identify where in the schedule of the day their case sits
- Use remote simultaneous interpretation to interact with the other parties in the hearing
- Present and review documentation and exhibits while in the hearing
- Interact with the advocates either by means of a private chat by opening a private breakout room
- Request and eventually obtain right to speak in the Floor by means of a customizable “Request the Floor” button
The Judge will be able to:
- Review the case list – and associated documentation - before entering the Court
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- Interact privately with a Court Secretary or a Digital Clerk to direct on the key actions to take
- Admit the Parties to the main Chamber for the hearing
- Move Parties across a number of breakout rooms according to the procedures and regulatory environment as requested
- Activate Agenda items – Timed speech, Countdown speech and Formal votes if required
- Update the Agenda items according to the results of the hearing
- Formally declare and record in the immutable log the result of the hearing
The Lawyers and Solicitors will be able to:
- Review the case list – and associated documentation - before entering the Court
- Request the Floor and obtain the right to speak
- Activate breakout sessions to consult with the respective Party
Courts for Webex offers a wide range of customization options and enable system administrator to further configure the graphical layout and procedures. Additional features provided by Courts are:
- Single Sign On: Judges and Court Staff will be able to activate single sign on credentials to enhance the usability of the product by invited users
- Streaming service integration: for those cases that require public or restricted streaming of the hearing.
- Remote Simultaneous Interpretation and Captioning: to improve inclusivity and accessibility of meetings
