CCCT-CCTJ » Conferencing & Recording

Cameras in the courtoom

Clearinghouse IWG — Mon, 14 May 2012 13:56:09 +0000

Omar Ha-Redey’s SLAW post Lights, camera … judgment provides an overview of the some of the recent decisions related to recording courtroom proceedings.

Although the media has a vital role in maintaining the open court principle by disseminating news of judicial hearings to the public and informing them of legal issues, the Charter does not give the media greater rights than those enjoyed by the public…

Cameras in the Courtroom

Clearinghouse IWG — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 13:33:10 +0000

The pilot project in the US has now posted 7 federal proceedings online. For more information on the pilot and the guidelines developed visit Cameras in Courts.

Justice Thomas Granger: Pioneer in Court Technology

CCCT-CCTJ — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 18:26:34 +0000

From Law Times, Pioneering judge now advising lawyers on technology.

“Tom Granger doesn’t fit the stereotype of a legal innovator. Tom Granger, 75, talks to a colleague using Skype from his office in London last week.
There aren’t very many 75-year-old former judges at the cutting edge of the legal profession. But as a Superior Court judge, Granger pioneered the use of electronic trials in Ontario.

And now that he’s back on the other side of the bench, the newly relicensed London, Ont., lawyer has set up shop as a one-person legal outsourcing outfit helping colleagues leverage technology and research their cases more efficiently. He also helps clients in need of a fresh pair of eyes for their derailed matters.” Read more…

Justice Granger was one of CCCT-CCTJ’s panelist at the Inaugural Forum on Court Technology. Video recordings of his presentations are available exclusivelly to CCCT-CCTJ Subscribers:

Lessons Learned in the Case of Gastops v. MXI
Human vs. Machine: Shouldn’t we be in Control?

Canadian Centre for Court Technology – Centre canadien de technologie judiciaire

CCCT-CCTJ — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 05:01:00 +0000