Low-value civil court cases to be treated by online courts
Low-value civil court cases in England and Wales could be dealt with by an online disputes system similar to that used by eBay. This means that settling non-criminal cases of less than £25,000 online would reduce the expenses generated by a court. The proposed online dispute resolution scheme would be similar to the one used by online marketplace eBay to diagnose and resolve disputes. Online facilitators would be used to help parties reach an agreement, and if that failed, online judges would rule on cases without the need for courts to be booked or for the parties involved to appear in person to give evidence.
