Irish Commercial Court: New Guidelines on Electronic Books

The Irish Commercial Court recently released guidelines on the use of electronic books.

With regulations surrounding the continued need for hard copy books, the means of transmission, and the format of electronic court books, navigating new court bundle guidance can be challenging. This handy guide provides a quick overview of the new guidelines and explains how using TrialView for bundling ensures you don’t need to worry about compliance.

How to Lodge Electronic Books According to Court Bundle Guidance

According to the new guidelines, PDF booklets can be submitted through the mechanism of ShareFile in accordance with the Transmission Protocol and File Naming Protocol.

Transmission Protocol

• The guidance surrounding the Transmission Protocol can be summarised as follows:
• Failure to adhere to the process outlined in the Protocol may result in suspension of a practitioners ShareFile account with the Courts Service.
• Each practitioner wishing to participate in the use of ShareFile is required to access via email (commercialcourt-courts.ie)
• All electronic books should be made available in electronic format in advance of the hearing. ShareFile is used to electronically provide the electronic books to the Court.
• The deadline for electronic books for motions and trials remain 4.30pm on the Wednesday of the preceding week. It may take up to 1 business day to set up a new ShareFile.
• All electronic books should be submitted in PDF format and be clearly marked with relevant identifying case details. The PDF electronic books should be duly paginated and with indices that contain hyperlinks to each document.
• Each practitioner or unrepresented litigant shall have one email address used for ShareFile. May take up to 1 business day from the receipt of the request to add the practitioner to the ShareFile system.
• The practitioner or unrepresented litigant may use ShareFile to file electronic books with a court only after the Courts Service has accepted them as an authorised filer.

Download the guide here.

How can TrialView help?

If you are struggling with electronic books and court bundling, electronic bundling has numerous benefits. TrialView court bundling software integrates with your existing document management systems and enables you to upload multiple file types and create your electronic books in seconds.

Additionally, smart pagination, automatic indexing and date detection ensure seamless organisation, whilst hyperlinks can also be created on your PDF booklets enabling the Court and legal team to instantly access all material.Why not get in touch to find out how TrialView can expediate the bundling process and ensure you're completely compliant with the new Guidelines?

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