The Law Society has responded to the Ministry of Justice consultation which invited views on broad proposals for 'assisted digital' services as they move to greater digitisation of the court system, composition of the judicial panel available for tribunals and putting certain low level criminal processes online.

The Society believes that accessibility will be integral to the success of any digital services; an inaccessible system which prevents users from engaging with the courts cannot be considered as a process that delivers justice.

The Society has also raised concerns about the proposal to reduce a three-panel tribunal to a single judge. To introduce this as the default position risks denying adequate expertise to some of the most vulnerable tribunal users.

The Law Society's full response can be read here.