Frontiers of Law Seminar – Judge John Tanzer: Digitisation of Court in the UK

On 22 November 2016, John Tanzer, a retired judge and current Director of an IT consultancy company, gave a lecture at the Centre for Common Law on the digitisation of court in the UK.

Judge Tanzer’s talk focused on the steps taken in relation to digitisation in the courts of England and Wales and the ability of digitisation to improve court efficieny without sacrificing quality.

Drawing on his own experience of having worked to promote the application of IT solutions in court trials, Judge Tanzer also discussed the establishment of an online platform for criminal cases to facilitate the submission and acquisition of case materials and evidence, in an effort to ensure that data is digital throughout the court process.

The Frontiers of Law Seminars are a series of lectures organised by the Centre for Common Law, with both Chinese and international speakers sharing their knowledge and expertise on common law-related subjects.