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Trial technology (Pt 4)

27 April 2018 / Helen Pugh , Michael Fletcher
Issue: 7790 / Categories: Features , Profession , Technology
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In their final update on the challenges & triumphs of technology in court Michael Fletcher & Helen Pugh share their reflections on the trial experience

  • The consequences of good teamwork and bad teamwork can be highly influential on outcome.
  • Early preparation and clear delineated roles within the team are vital to creating the right dynamic, both internally and to outside observers.

Counsel, solicitors and clients all have different roles to play in the run-up to, and at, trial, and each may have a different perspective. Yet no role is carried out in isolation and the neglect of one role will very likely have an adverse effect on all.

The roles

There are many individuals and groups whose input is important to the smooth running of trials. The assistant in the copyroom, the courier, the listing clerk, the bank manager all may have their role to play. Yet in all trials, there are three roles in addition to the judge which stand out as being the most important: the roles

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