The Courts & COVID-19

1. These courts were established to help address the overrepresentation of Indigenous people in the justice system.
3. The Attorney General of Ontario since 2019.
6. The platform in Ontario proven to be effective in document management and case-sharing.
8. The term for the process of shifting court activities online, including hearings and submissions.
9. The type of communities that were most impacted by the lack of technology and digital literacy during the shift to remote hearings.
10. This court ruling set the standard for trials to be completed with 18 months of being charged in provincial courts.

2. The kind of crimes that saw an increase during the pandemic, placing additional strain on the judicial system.
4. The country where court responses were influenced by its decentralized political system, leading to varied approaches across states.
5. The province in Canada that had prior experience with online services for handling small claims, easing their transition to remote hearings.
7. The country that enacted the Coronavirus Act 2020 to allow courts to quickly move to remote hearings.