The Lawyer's Daily reports on notable successes in virtual court hearings around the world since the start of the pandemic. In insolvency proceedings in Canada, "Leadership came from Bennett Jones LLP, which moved very quickly to digitize the urgent hearings in the Dominion Diamond Mines restructuring. Not only did virtual hearings prove the salvation for many courts, but many judges, lawyers and courts discovered that virtual working introduced efficiency gains and time saving."
Bennett Jones is counsel to the Monitor, FTI, in the Dominion Diamond CCAA proceedings.