on march 19, shanghai no.1 intermediate peoples court heard two cases involving disputes over online shopping contract via internet video conference again. the equipment for internet-based trial has been upgradedthe trial has become open instead of closed since judges computer screens were replaced by large screen displayheadset replaced by external audio device, which improved the interactivitytransparency. in addition, shanghai no.1 intermediate peoples court will hear other types of cases on the internet as appropriate. in order to ensure that the normalization of reform on internet-based trial goes smoothly, the following measures will be taken.

first, specify the scope of cases to be ed preliminarily. on the principle of improving the qualityefficiency of trial while enhancing the convenience for litigants, shanghai no.1 intermediate peoples court made comparisons based on previous internet-based trial practicesdetermined the scope of cases to be heard on the internet by considering the opinions of relevant judges, lawyersthe litigants, so as not to cases for internet-based trial arbitrarily.

second, studylearn from experience. shanghai no.1 intermediate peoples court will study the internet-based trial practices in terms of their system design, trial team compositiontechnical support, etc.,learn from the sophisticated experiences of hangzhou court of the internetother relevant institutions.

third, develop dedicated internet-based trial system independently. through study of cases heard by shanghai no.1 intermediate peoples court as well as data comparisonanalysis, shanghai no.1 intermediate peoples court has developed an internet-based trial system according to the acteristics of its case trial, upgrade the pre-trial identity check technologyadd post-trial electronic signature function to realize the seamless connection between the electronic file system of the courts in shanghaithe internet-based trial system of shanghai no.1 intermediate peoples court all the way.