- Date of creation
- Name of project
- Practice guide on Using videoconferencing to obtain evidence in civil and commercial matters under Council Regulation (EC) No 1206/2001 of 28 May 2001
- Practice area
- Civil lawCommercial lawCompetition lawConsumer lawDigitalisationEU lawFamily and child lawLegal skillsProcedural law
- Type of self-learning material
- Handbooks and guidelinesSelf-learning materialTrainer’s material
- Target group
- BailiffsCourt staffJudgesLawyersNotariesOtherTrainers
- Languages
- All EU languages
- Links to language versions
Description
This document has been drawn up by the Commission Services and the European Judicial Network in Civil and Commercial Matters (http://ec.europa.eu/civiljustice).
Recognising the advantages that videoconferencing can bring to obtaining evidence in cross-border cases, the European Judicial Network in Civil and Commercial Matters has produced this guide to provide practical information to assist judges to make greater use of videoconferencing to obtain evidence in civil and commercial matters under Council Regulation (EC) No 1206/2001 of 28 May 2001.
Furthermore, in the framework of the European e-Justice action plan, the Member States of the European Union have agreed to work together to promote the use of videoconferencing and to exchange experiences and best practices. Such work takes place within the existing legal framework and respects the procedural safeguards in place at both Member State and European Union level.
As a result, a manual and a booklet covering the use of videoconferencing equipment in cross-border court proceedings in the European Union have been completed.
This document is meant to complement that information.
