As part of a project to digitise many of its services, HMCTS will use the new building to shift many of its high volume, paper based processes to digital channels. The new City court is part of a wider £1bn HMCTS programme to modernise the courts. About 44,000 jobs in the Square Mile, more than 9% of the City’s workforce, are in legal services. Catherine McGuinness, head of policy at the City of London Corporation, said: “Our legal system has been an example to the rest of the world. The judiciary looks forward to working with the City and HMCTS to make this a reality.”

Source: The Guardian October 08, 2017 22:52 UTC