https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/360034919791-Language-Interpretation-in-Meetings-and-Webinars?mobile_site=true   Of interest for those conducting multilingual sessions, Zoom now offers contemporaneous interpretation facilities.   Thanks to Erika D. for spotting this new and important tool!

Remote Courts Worldwide Survey   (clickto open survey) Remote Courts Worldwide has provided a broad insight into the digital transition of courts around the world in the wake of Covid-19. The site was set up to help the global community of justice workers – judges, lawyers, court officials, litigants, court technologists – to share their experiences of […]

https://www-barrietoday-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.barrietoday.com/amp/local-news/bye-bye-fax-machines-downey-pushing-ahead-with-advancements-to-justice-system-31524   Ontario’s justice system will continue to push forward and modernize beyond the rapid transformations forced by the pandemic, Attorney General Doug Downey told the Empire Club of Canada on Thursday. During the lunchtime virtual meeting, Downey talked about some of the advancements made in the province’s justice system since emergency measures were enforced in March […]

Virtual Practice Makes Virtually Perfect – Practical Considerations for Virtual Hearings Identified through Simulations with Experienced Counsel and Arbitrators by Julie G. Hopkins* and Daniel Urbas**   https://adric.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Virtual-Practice-Makes-Virtually-Perfect-Urbas-Hopkins.pdf   Why We Decided to Organize Simulated Virtual Hearings 1. Beginning in March 2020, COVID-19 related restrictions on travel and in-person gatherings halted the operation of the […]

Mirèze Philippe is Special Counsel at the ICC International Court of Arbitration that she has joined in 1984.  She is a Fellow at the National Centre for Technology and Dispute Resolution (NCTDR).   She writes, “I would like to share with you the news about a book published by Kluwer on “Access to Justice in […]

To register: https://cyberspace.muni.cz/programme/special-track-online-dispute-resolution-odr ODR Special Track SPECIAL TRACK: Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) Available presentations and instructions how to submit questions or discussion topics in advance (in file “- PLEASE NOTE – DO YOU HAVE A TOPIC FOR ONLINE DISCUSSION RESERVE IT IN ADVANCE!” ) are HERE.  Organized by Masaryk University and PRK Partners law firm With kind […]

Sir Henry Brooke Annual Lecture 2020 Wednesday 25 November 2020, 6:00pm – 7:30pm (GMT) Online event On behalf of the Trustees of the British and Irish legal Information Institute (BAILII), the University of London is delighted to host the annual BAILII lecture on Wednesday 25 November. Following an introduction by Sir Ross Cranston, Chair of […]

FDEC 2020 | FRONTIERS OF DIGITAL ENFORCEABLE CONTRACTS WORKSHOP CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS L’atelier de travail se déroulera en anglais seulement.  The First Workshop on Frontiers of Digital Enforceable Contracts (FDEC) will be held on December 8, 2020 from 8:30AM to 12PM (ET) , in co-location with JURIX 2020. ABOUT THE WORKSHOP A half-day workshop that aims to bring together researchers and practitioners of normative systems, […]

A series of free virtual events; November 17 to 20, 12h00 to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 17 : The Creation of Dispute Resolution Systems (Panel) • Janet Martinez, Professor, Stanford Law School, Stanford University, United States • Paul Herfs, Ombudsman, University of Utrecht, Netherlands • Tessa Manuello, President, Legal Creatives, Montréal • Chair : Emilia […]

The 22nd annual international ADR Cyberweek will run from November 1 to November 6, 2020. Hosted by the National Center for Technology and Dispute Resolution this free virtual conference will include panel presentations, webinars, online dispute resolution simulations, discussion forums, platform demos, interviews, and time to just hang out and bond with your fellow attendees […]