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Interview|Su Shaocong urges legal technology to "go fast": Lawyer Lou Zhong supports a dozen people to move documents

2021-05-27T03:13:27.030Z


The new crown pneumonia epidemic has continued for more than a year, accelerating the transformation of various industries, and various online services have emerged. The legal profession and other traditional sectors are no exception. In response to the epidemic last year, local courts have tried to conduct remote hearings by video. lawyer


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Written by: Zhou Haoyi

2021-05-26 07:00

Last update date: 2021-05-26 07:00

The new crown pneumonia epidemic has continued for more than a year, accelerating the transformation of various industries, and various online services have emerged.

The legal profession and other traditional sectors are no exception. In response to the epidemic last year, local courts have tried to conduct remote hearings by video.

Former President of the Law Society and Chairman of the International Online Mediation Center (eBRAM), Su Shaocong, believes that Hong Kong still needs to "go fast" and accelerate the development of legal technology, including the development of electronic filing. Zhong Yangjin brought more than a dozen people to the court."

He said that the legal profession should seize Hong Kong’s own advantages and the development opportunities of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area to attract people from all over to Hong Kong to deal with legal issues, such as resolving legal disputes and signing contracts. At the same time, the industry should strengthen the application of legal technology and urge the government to help small and medium-sized enterprises. Law firms provide subsidies to encourage industry transformation.

Hong Kong still uses physical documents "Each single document can fill a room"

In an interview with "Hong Kong 01", Su Shaocong said that Hong Kong should accelerate the development of legal technology. For example, the courts in many places have already used electronic filing (electronic filing), but Hong Kong is still using physical documents. Everyone takes the documents to the courtroom by hand, and every single case document can fill a room."

Su Shaocong talked about the development of video trials in various places, saying that Singapore, the United Kingdom and the mainland will also use video to hold courts. Although Hong Kong currently has technology courts, it uses higher levels and needs to provide reasons to persuade the court to approve. In addition to the fact that the number of technology courts is not large, not every case that requires a video trial can also be used in technology courts.

He explained that Hong Kong needs to deal with many cross-border cases, and it must also call expert witnesses in different places to testify. It is necessary to develop video trials.

He believes that the Judiciary needs to set up an information technology department to deal exclusively with court technology issues, rather than through the government's information technology department. "Every time the court needs support, it has to fill in the form, apply, and schedule it. , The mosquitoes are stunned."

eBRAM promotes Chinese-English artificial intelligence translation to 5 or 6 languages ​​within this year

Su Shaocong pointed out that Hong Kong, as an international legal center, is also the only area in the country where common law is implemented. It should not only do local business, but should use its advantages against China and the world, and resolve legal disputes for people from all over the world. He believes that the industry develops laws. Technology is especially important, such as artificial intelligence translation through "machine learning", which reduces the manpower and time required.

He mentioned that eBRAM, under his chairmanship, is developing an artificial intelligence translation system. It is expected that Chinese-English translation will be launched on the electronic dispute resolution platform this year. Later, it will provide artificial intelligence translation in 5 to 6 languages, including Spanish, Russian and Arabic etc.

He said that Hong Kong currently lacks legal science and technology talents, and people who have technical knowledge and are familiar with the operation of the industry are needed to improve the legal science and technology system.

He gave an example of a lawyer in the United Kingdom who also serves as the innovation and technology director of a law firm, using his legal and technological knowledge to be responsible for legal and technological affairs.

He also pointed out that many small and medium-sized law firms lack the resources to transform and hope that the government will provide financial assistance for small and medium-sized law firms to replace their equipment.

"Greater Bay Area lawyers" are expected to become a new trend

The Hong Kong government and the Mainland are planning to hold the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area lawyer’s practice test. Su Shaocong said that the industry has responded enthusiastically to the measures. In the earlier online briefing, about 700 people, including barristers, lawyers and other professionals, have obtained the qualifications to practice. Entering the Greater Bay Area market is attractive to the industry.

He said that the national "14th Five-Year Plan" and "Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Development Outline" proposed to promote the flow of people, logistics and capital in the three places. Legal talents in Hong Kong and Macao.

He said that as far as he knows, there are currently at least two law firms that focus on the Greater Bay Area market, with branches in Qianhai, Nansha, Macau, and Hong Kong, hiring lawyers from the three places.

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