The consequences of digital access to justice for vulnerable litigants post-COVID

This research looks at what the Judiciary has learned from the problems with court cases held via video calling during the corona pandemic. During the handling of these cases, the rights of vulnerable people were sometimes at risk. The research is important because the Judiciary wants to give legal cases via video calling a permanent place in the Dutch courts and wants to be prepared for a new pandemic. In the research we interview judges and other professional groups. We also collect good practical experiences in other countries. This way we see which problems have already been solved and how the Judiciary can best tackle the remaining problems. The research helps to improve the position of vulnerable people for legal proceedings via video calling.