Cybercourts ease judicial workloads, provide better rulings

Since it opened in September, the Beijing Internet Court has accelerated hearing times and improved efficiency. Cao Yin reports.

Unlike most of the trials Liu Shuhan handled in the past, which consumed large amounts of time and energy, the judge in Beijing concluded a case in just 40 minutes last month, and the litigants didn't even have to show up in court.

The hearing - a dispute over an online shopping contract - was conducted online, so the plaintiff and defendant addressed the court via electronic screens.