Futian Court promotes remote court hearings, revolutionizing the traditional courtroom model

[2] Recently, the Futian District Court in Shenzhen publicly heard a "special" case. Its uniqueness lies in the court's use of the "Whale" intelligent platform for the hearing. This marks a groundbreaking shift for Futian Court: only the presiding judge and jurors were present in the courtroom, while both parties did not appear on-site but participated in the trial via remote video link from their computers.

[3] Online Trial Revolutionizes Traditional Court Model

[4] On the day of the trial, the plaintiff and defendant attended the proceedings on time. Unlike before, they no longer needed to spend a long time traveling to the court. Instead, they sat at their computers, clicked to log into the Futian Court's "Whale" intelligent platform, and connected via video with the court and the opposing party, allowing them to participate in the litigation remotely.

[5] The presiding judge, jurors, and both parties logged in simultaneously, selected the case for hearing on the platform, and clicked the "Enter Trial" button to access the trial interface. Through this online method, the court smoothly conducted a series of procedures, including court investigation and debate, with the entire trial recorded via audio and video. After the debate, the judge organized an online mediation for the case, resulting in a mediation agreement. The case was concluded on the spot, with the trial lasting about half an hour.

　[6] Real-Time Speech-to-Text Shortens Process Time and Speeds Up Trials

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 "Whale" smart platform, starting with financial cases, has already enabled online hearings for financial cases. It will gradually be extended to financial and other standardized cases to further facilitate litigation for parties and provide fairer, more efficient, and convenient judicial services.

A Futian Court official stated that Futian District is the core area of Shenzhen's financial industry, and the court handles a large number of financial judicial cases annually. The "Whale" smart platform is a key initiative by the Futian Court to meet the demands of the times, address the immense judicial needs of the financial industry, innovate "Internet + finance" trials, and improve the quality and efficiency of litigation services.