Virtual hearings became more commonplace as a result of the global pandemic helping to ensure the administration of justice. Now as we enter the post -pandemic era, administrative bodies are taking a closer look at the continuing use of virtual versus in-person proceedings. This panel will examine what we have learned about the virtual courtroom, how justice can be administered in a virtual setting, and how to best proceed as the pandemic fades to memory.

• What have we learned from the pandemic era about virtual versus in-person proceedings
• Identifying best practices to apply to virtual hearings vs in-person hearings
• Analyzing the consequences of having only virtual or only in-person hearings
• Understanding the costs involved for virtual versus in-person hearings and how this can restrict someone from gaining access to justice
• Does having a virtual hearing still provide Canadians with their right to a fair proceeding?
• Determining the future of virtual proceedings in administrative law settings?
• When are they effective?
• Do they still make sense in a post-pandemic world?
• Distinguishing the effects of virtual versus in-person hearings for self-regulated parties