The introduction of the CaseLines platform in January could not have come at a better time
Covid-19 has affected the functioning of the courts in SA. While they are an essential service and are operating during the lockdown, their operations are severely constrained by regulations and directions issued by the justice minister and various divisions of the courts.
Few practitioners and judges used CaseLines before April 2020. Now, matters heard by the high courts must be presented exclusively on CaseLines, with judges refusing to hear matters that have not been registered with, or documents uploaded onto the system. Alternative dispute resolution forums have, unlike the courts, continued to run at full functionality during the lockdown. These forums have similarly had to adapt to the effects of Covid-19. Arbitrations are now being held virtually, with both local and international bodies responsible for the administration of arbitrations introducing measures guiding their conduct.
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