The new electronic filing system in the Rolls Building started out with an initial trial that began with the Technology and Construction Court (TCC) in June 2015 and was later rolled out to the Chancery Division, Admiralty & Commercial, and the Bankruptcy & Companies Courts in October 2015. As the trial has progressed and enhancements have been made to the system, the take up has been growing steadily. The efficiencies that this system can bring to the filing process for both HM Courts and Tribunal Service (HMCTS) and the legal community, alongside the growing success of the trial, have made it inevitable that the system would at some point be mandated. The process began in October 2016 with the court no longer accepting documents by email and then, on 15 December 2016, it was announced that e-filing would become mandatory on 25 April 2017, for legal professionals, in all of the jurisdictions in the Rolls Building. Continue reading
