In a development expected to
improve efficiency in the justice delivery, Zimbabwes Labour and
Administrative Courts on Wednesday became digital with the filing of
documents and applications at the two courts now being done online.
The development is set to culminate in the hearing of matters at the two
courts being done virtually.
Judicial Services Commission secretary Walter Chikwanha said
digitalisation of the two courts was also expected to curb corruption as
well as getting rid of bogus lawyers.
We launched the first phase of the Integrated Electronic Case
Management system on May 1, 2022. Now we are moving into the second
phase which we are launching on 1 February 2023.
That is when the Labour Court and the Administrative Courts are now
going digital.
Filing of documents, filing of papers, applications, reviews and so
forth is going to be done electronically, he said.
Chikwanha said cases at the Labour and Administrative Courts would soon
be heard virtually.
And the hearing of matters may also now be done virtually both in the
Labour Court and the Administrative court starting with effect 1
February,he said.
Other than virtual court hearings, the public and lawyers would also
able to use the new system to access court judgements, track case
progress online, file case documents as well as pay court fees
electronically.
