Court Hearings & Arbitrations

Real-time court reporting means Epiq can supply a complete electronic transcript before anyone has even left the courtroom. Testimony processing and scheduling of subsequent hearings can begin immediately. 

Real-time provides you with a live, verbatim record of legal proceedings as they happen. Text is sent directly to laptops in the hearing room so that users can annotate transcripts according to issues specific to their case. You can also create customised search and annotation reports across multiple hearing days, allowing all results to be consolidated into one document. 

For complex proceedings involving multiple parties or large amounts of evidence, real-time is of particular benefit, especially where information needs to be shared with team members based in multiple locations.  The advantages include: 

• Reduced preparation and the time of court proceedings by up to 25 per cent
• Search, view and annotate transcripts, witness statements and related documents
• Link documents to related transcripts and documents
• Create reports of annotations and search results across transcripts and documents
• Work collaboratively using private/public annotations and messaging
• Easy access to materials assists in the preparation of briefs, judgments and awards 

Real-time court reporting services are used in the world’s most high profile cases and are available as a desktop or web-enabled version for access on laptops or iPads in the hearing room or remotely. Full training, technical support and equipment are provided throughout the lifecycle of a case. 

For shorter hearings, where you may not require real-time reporting but still need a transcript quickly, Epiq can produce a verbatim record of proceedings at the end of the day, usually within two to three hours.

eHearings are the alternative to traditional, and costly, paper-based hearings. eHearings are conducted like traditional hearings, except all documents are submitted and viewed electronically. The major benefits of an eHearing are the savings in both time and cost, as document presentation can be up to 30% faster than in a paper-based hearing.

Our eHearings team controls the display of evidence using specialist trial presentation software, which can annotate and enhance on-screen images in accordance with the parties’ instructions. 

Find out more about electronic hearings and trial technologies