IT in Supreme Court

In the Times Online, Richard Susskind describes the IT systems used or to be used in future in the new Supreme Court. So the new building has done some good! Fixed cameras are installed (banned in other courts in England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Documents discussed to be shown on screens. The three courts are also equipped with document display systems. Elegant, black, flat, high-resolution monitors sit before all judges. When barristers argue their cases, the precise pages under discussion appear on the screens. The judges do not need to search for paper-based folders and documents. This technology alone can cut hearing times by a quarter. Justices can use laptops and mark up documents on them. Unless permission is given, everything must be filed both on paper and electronically. In…