SC nominee touts the role of E-Justice in building investor confidence

A Supreme Court nominee, Justice Samuel Adibu Asiedu is convinced about the role of the E-Justice Initiative in ensuring the speedy trial of cases.

According to him, the E-Justice and the E-Service have ensured the electronic filing of processes and services and thus boosted investor confidence in the Judiciary.

Responding to a question during his Public Vetting by Parliament’s Appointment Committee on October 19, Justice Asiedu made reference to a paper he delivered on how ‘Ghana’s Judiciary is boosting investor confidence.’

He said there have been various measures and reforms put in place by the Judiciary to ensure that cases are heard expeditiously. One of them is the E-Justice System.

Justice Asiedu explained that per the above, most of the court processes can now be filed online. Also, the E-Service now has done away with court service and Bailiffs in such regard.

“We also have the E-Service. You don’t need a court server or Bailiff to walk to serve a process. By the medium of E-Service, if the other party is disposed to be served by electronic service, all he needs to do is provide his email address, WhatsApp, and the process is served.”

How widespread is the E-Justice System?

The Supreme Court nominee stated that it is a pilot project that has started in Accra and hoping to be replicated in all parts of the country.

Why the delay in full implementation?

He said that the whole project is not entirely dependent on the Judiciary and thus the delay has been a result of limited internet infrastructure on which the project heavily depends.

“The Judicial Service can do as much as is within its limit.”