Welcome to the Hybrid Courtroom

Experience the art of possible for Hybrid Hearings with Unicorn Digital Courtroom

The hybrid court is intelligent and connected, with a smart interface for judges, court clerks, attorneys, justice partners, prosecutors, and the public to access their court from wherever they are, with a unified experience.

A hybrid is a mix of people being in the hearing room and in a virtual space. Virtual hearings have become a contingency plan [instead of] hybrid hearings. If there is an outbreak and a lockdown occurs, the courts can move from a hybrid hearing to a virtual hearing in a matter of minutes.

What is a Digital Court Hallway?

A digital court hallway simulates physical court hallway experience by providing attorneys/lawyers & their clients ability to connect via chat, video calling outside the hearing.

Hybrid Courtroom - Some, many or none?

Simulating the physical courtroom into a digital format with a custom hearing layouts and advanced conferencing features.

Court’s Digital Hallway & Courtroom

The most important discussions among the attorneys acting on the case typically take place in the hallway. It is semi-private, allowing only for partial privacy. Settlement discussions do not lend themselves to the courtroom itself. That tends to be the battleground.

Instead, the hallway tends to be neutral ground where the attorneys can talk and probe whether there's money on the table or not. From the hallway, an attorney can go and make a quick phone call to an insurance carrier to see what their settlement posture is and whether it has changed. From the hallway, you can pop into the courtroom or invite your client to come into the hallway to speak to your client about any settlement offer made during a trial. The hallway is where the action is really taking place. However, if you're not a party to that litigation, you won't be invited to listen in and join the conversation.

Quotes

I have to say that I have changed my view about the fairness of hybrid and remote hearings… there are many good aspects…we have found that when we give people the choice… nobody is opting for a fully attended hearing. It could be the impact of delay…. If you are prepared to be remote or to be hybrid, you are likely to get an earlier listing. But it is more than that. We have found that even the most vulnerable witnesses are happy, either to come to court and attend and be supported or stay in the solicitor's offices, supported by the team in the solicitor's offices and then join remotely. I think it is a very egalitarian form of hearing in that everybody can be seen and can be heard at the same time. - Judge

It has been easier to bring parties and attorneys together who are geographically distant from each other without the need for extensive travel or exposure to possible COVID-19. - Attorney

Parties are given time to speak during hearings if a litigant appears in person. The process is clearer and focused I believe. - Interpreter

Parties appear to be less intimidated by each other and the process. - Legal adviser

The number of ‘no-shows’ by parties has in fact decreased, as the court comes to them rather than them having to come to the court. - Judge

I personally feel that I’m happy that I don’t have to go to court. I prefer to have it done at home. I really do. - Mother