14/05/2020
Asharqia Chamber discusses the implications of the Corona pandemic on the legal sector
Khalid Bin Abdullatif Al-Saleh, Chairman of the Lawyers and Advisers Committee in the Asharqia Chamber of Commerce, said during the meeting moderated by Lawyer Bandar Bin Shamal, Vice-Chairman of the Committee, that the law sector has suffered great harm as a result of facing the Corona pandemic, just like other sectors of society, and may even be more harmful. Being a service sector that provides services to the business sector and all members of society, noting the initiatives presented by the Ministry of Justice and other entities and bodies to mitigate the impact of preventive measures, praising the steps that the Ministry of Justice has taken and motivated to complete the business electronically and adopt the use of And continue to plead remotely, and the imposition of exchange of notes between the parties to the proceedings electronically.
For this part, member of the committee, lawyer Anas Al-Zamil, said that these conditions that the country is going through requiring all workers in the legal sector to switch to digital systems, with plans to reduce expenses during the current period, and be satisfied with distance training, in addition to postponing expansion and work To take advantage of government initiatives, noting the advantages of digital transformation, as it facilitates customer reporting and scheduling processes and reduces cost, advising flexibility in collecting fees from customers with the possibility of resorting to discount but according to a specific time frame or a specific percentage. Attorney Mohammed Sharif said that the conditions created by the pandemic may serve as an opportunity for all workers in the sector by working on self-development and potential, stressing as an opportunity to develop their own capacities, especially since the pandemic has provided several opportunities for distance training.
As for the lawyer’s member, Khalid Al Rakan, he talked about the mechanisms of remote pleading, which were included in the Supreme Judicial Council’s decision in line with the precautionary and preventive measures, in the face of the pandemic, as part of a package of decisions that included delaying all judicial sessions and continuing to consider urgent cases and activating the trial and pleading From a distance, saying: This decision requires all law firms to be fully prepared, whether humanly, that is to qualify the human resources of lawyers to deal with these developments or technologically by working on the speed of digital transformation.
