The Ministry of Justice have published a joint statement from The Lord Chancellor, Lord Chief Justice, and the Senior President of Tribunals on their shared vision for the future of Her Majesty’s Courts & Tribunal Service. The consultation on the ‘vision’ explains what is being done to reform of the justice system and invites views on certain specific measures. Section 6 of the statement sets out the vision for tribunals. These include:

• tribunals will be digital by default, with easy to use and intuitive online processes put in place to help people lodge a claim more easily;
• automatic sharing of documents online, once a claim is made, so that the tribunals and the parties will have all the right information to allow them to deal with claims promptly and effectively; and
• a range of choices will be offered to resolve appeals and claims from virtual hearings, online decision making, early evaluation, mediation and conciliation to the traditional face-to-face hearing.

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