Steven Thompson QC moderates panel discussion at the Opening of the Legal Year online seminar
October 6, 2020
Steven moderated the panel session titled “Technology in commercial trials and other hearings: a cross-jurisdictional analysis on the successes and challenges of remote hearings” which considered how different jurisdictions have coped with the impacts of COVID-19 and online hearings, the management of remote hearings including meeting the needs of litigants in person, access to justice, equality of arms, hybrid hearings and guidelines and etiquette for conducting remote hearings.