Oral arguments in civil trials, which had previously been held in person by judges and lawyers, will now be held via web conference from March 1st, and a demonstration of the process in court has been made public.
Amendments to the Civil Procedure Act will allow oral arguments to be held via web conference from March 1st, making it possible to proceed with proceedings without visiting the court.
Prior to the start of the system, on the 26th, the Tokyo District Court demonstrated oral arguments using a web conference.
Oral argument is a procedure in which the parties state their claims and examine evidence, and it is assumed that the plaintiff's lawyer will participate online, and the judge will ask the lawyer displayed on the screen to confirm his/her identity and the contents of the complaint. The procedure was completed in about 5 minutes.
With the revision of the Civil Procedure Law, it has been decided that other procedures will also be made online, and by 2025, it will be possible to submit complaints online, and litigation records will be digitized.
Judge Hideki Kanazawa of the Tokyo District Court said, ``While this will improve convenience for the parties involved, there is also the risk that audio and video recording data will be leaked onto the Internet.It is necessary to clearly explain what is prohibited.'' We were talking.