Futian Court promotes remote court hearings, revolutionizing the traditional courtroom model
Recently, the Futian District Court in Shenzhen publicly heard a "special" case. Its uniqueness lies in the fact that the court handling the case utilized the "Giant Whale" smart platform. This holds groundbreaking significance for the Futian Court: in the courtroom, there were only the presiding judge and jurors, while the parties involved did not appear at the court scene, but instead completed the trial through remote video connection at their computers.
[3] Online Trial Revolutionizes Traditional Court Model
On the day of the hearing, the plaintiff and defendant in the case appeared punctually for the proceedings. Unlike before, the parties no longer needed to spend hours traveling to the court. Instead, they sat in front of their own computers, clicked their mouse to log into the Futian Court’s “Giant Whale” smart platform, and connected via video with the court and the opposing party, allowing them to participate in the litigation remotely.
The presiding judge, jurors, and both parties log in simultaneously, select the case to be heard on the platform, and click the “Enter Court Hearing” button to enter the hearing interface. Through online means, the court can smoothly complete a series of procedures such as court investigation and court debate, and the entire hearing is audio- and video-recorded throughout. After the court debate concludes, the judge organizes online mediation of the case in accordance with the law, both parties reach a mediation agreement, the case is concluded on the spot, and the hearing takes about half an hour.
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The platform features real-time voice-to-text conversion, enabling fast and accurate automatic recognition of all parties' speech during court proceedings, simultaneous transcription, automatic generation of records, and one-click permanent storage. Parties can click the confirmation button on the platform to sign and confirm the court transcript, and can log in at any time to view the transcript.
With this feature, stenographers can be freed from the non-stop task of recording court proceedings to assist judges with other supportive work. After a court session, judges no longer need to wait for all parties to sign and confirm for an extended period but can immediately proceed to the next hearing, greatly improving the utilization rate of courtrooms and enhancing judges' trial efficiency.
Enhancing the quality and efficiency of litigation services anytime, anywhere.
According to the Futian Court, the "Giant Whale" smart platform, using financial cases as its entry point, has now enabled online court hearings for financial cases. In the future, it will be gradually extended to financial series cases and other typified cases, further facilitating litigation for parties involved and providing more just, efficient, and convenient judicial services.
The head of the Futian Court introduced that Futian District is the core area of Shenzhen’s financial industry, and the court accepts a large number of financial judicial cases every year. The “Giant Whale” intelligent platform is an important measure for the Futian Court to adapt to the needs of the times, meet the huge judicial demands of the financial industry, innovate “Internet + Finance” adjudication, and improve the quality and efficiency of litigation services.
