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15 years later: another attempt to change the administration of courts

Heiki Loot, Justice of the Supreme Court, head of the working group on the model of court administration
Mait Laaring, Adviser to the Constitutional Review Chamber of the Supreme Court


On 28 June 2023, chief judges met at the invitation of the Ministry of Justice to discuss the future of the administration of courts. ...

Development plan of the courts – for whom and for what?

Kaidi Lippus, Managing Director of the Chamber of Notaries, former Head of the Courts Division of the Ministry of Justice

At its 127th meeting on 8 December 2023, the Council for Administration of Courts (CAC) supported the formation of a working group for the preparation of the next development plan for the courts. ...

Artificial intelligence intervenes in proceedings

Toomas Vaher, Attorney-at-Law, Partner at Ellex Raidla Law Firm, Member of the Board of the Estonian Bar Association, Member of the Council for Administration of Courts

The topic of artificial intelligence is hot and maybe even overexploited: it is talked about at conferences, in training sessions and, with a cup of coffee in hand, in small talk. ...