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Lawyers to get training to enhance capacity on virtual court system
DHAKA, July 9, 2020 (BSS) – Government is all set to provide training to lawyers for enhancing their capacity to make them properly skilled and equipped to use and gain benefit from the virtual court system (VCS).
With the assistance from German Development Agency (GIZ), Law and Justice Division is going to start the training programme titled “Capacity Development of the Lawyers on Virtual Court System” from July 12 for members of all the bar associations across the country in phases, a law ministry notification signed by senior assistant secretary Md Shahabuddin said.
Prior to the start of the main training programme, the Law and Justice Division today held an experimental training virtually for the Kushtia Bar Association members.
Another Law and Justice Division notification said from May 12 to June 4, 2020, around 48 thousand bail petitions were heard by the virtual courts and 28 thousand people have been granted bail.
“Nevertheless, the effective function of virtual court proceedings is being hampered by the lack of experience and skills of legal practitioners and other court-related actors. Against this backdrop, a need has arisen for training lawyers to develop their capacity and efficiency in the use of VCS,” the document said.
The Law and Justice Division identified lack of awareness about the benefits, lack of basic IT literacy, and lack of user know-how as three main reasons for limited adoption of the virtual judicial proceedings by the lawyers.
“While the general public and justice seekers have welcomed the idea of virtual courts, a significant number of lawyers are struggling to adapt to the new way of conducting judicial proceedings,” the notification said.
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