Led by chief justice Bernard Sik Yuen and colleagues, this online project is expected to revolutionize the administration of justice and will be beneficial to the entire legal community judges, court clerks, attorneys, lawyers and other jurisdictions.
It will allow a significant reduction in their travel from their studies to the court and, on the other hand, facilitate the circulation and compilation of documents and folders.
To recall, this system was tested in the Supreme Court since last September. Elaborating on the “e-Judiciary,” the chief justice said that the courts have been too long, affected by delays caused by traditional systems of documentation from the 19th century and procedures that have proved insufficient to address the treatment of litigation today.
“Moreover, given the long period required to archive the case, then to process and this, especially for commercial and civil cases, it was considered important for the Court of Mauritius to review the judicial system. To this end a system “e-Judiciary” was considered appropriate,” he said.
He added that this will bring a radical change in the judicial system of Mauritius.
This project is executed by the Singaporean company CrimsonLogic, a provider of “e-government solutions.” The firm, which is a computer specialist, was asked by the government of Mauritius to set up an online system, which is called to make the administration of justice more diligent. The lawyers were invited to a training workshop aimed at giving an overview of the classification and management system through the e-Judiciary Mauritius’ (phase 1).
The officers of the director of public prosecutions, Office of the attorney general, attorneys and lawyers had the opportunity to use this system during a demo session that was presented by CrimsonLogic and Mauritius Network Services. This session was held at the Mauritius Bar Council of Port Louis on Tuesday, December 20. Technical support will be offered to users for easy access to this service.