The IBA Judges' Forum will present a webinar on 2 July at 1pm on ‘Justice, the courts and COVID-19: the need for the judiciary to innovate’.

The webinar will discuss how courts and judges around the world have reacted to the pandemic, and explore the increased use of technology (including remote hearings and e-filing) to counteract the adverse impact on access to justice.

The webinar will also examine what measures have been put in place where physical hearings have been unavoidable, and which virus-led innovations should be retained when society reopens.

A global panel of speakers comprises judges from trial and appellate courts, and the moderator is Mr Justice David Barniville, recently appointed to Ireland’s Court of Appeal and senior vice chair, IBA Judges Forum. 

Speakers include:

• Mr Justice Russell Coleman (High Court, Hong Kong),
• Mrs Justice Sara Cockerill (High Court of England And Wales, Judge in charge of the Commercial Court of England and Wales, London),
• Justice Nallini Pathmanathan (The Federal Court of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur),
• Justice Melissa Perry (Federal Court of Australia, Sydney, New South Wales),
• Judge Colleen McMahon (Judge of the United States District, for the Southern District of New York, New York).

This event is free to attend, but places are limited, and registration is now open. There will also be a networking session for attendees to join and chat with other participants.