Court and Legal Solutions
RTS Communications were selected as one of the approved suppliers to the new Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) Framework for the Electronic Presentation of Evidence released in 2010. This framework formalises the reputation and expertise that RTS Communications have gained from working with the judiciary in courtrooms and at inquests around the country.
Whether it is a requirement for plasma and PC screens for the court to be able to view evidence properly, or whether the case or inquest requires a complete rig comprising global video conferencing, witness anonymity (voice/video distortion), translators, audio recording and displays for overspill and press rooms, at RTS Communications we have the knowledge and experience to provide exactly what is needed to ensure all of the evidence is presented professionally.
And don't just take our word for it. From
Legal Technology Journal (issue 10 Aug 08) reporting on the inquest into the deaths of Diana, Princess of Wales and Dodi Al-Fayed.
“In total, the jury heard evidence from 268 witnesses over 89 sitting days. Seventy-five witnesses were based in France and others gave evidence from Germany, New Zealand, Australia, Nigeria, Kenya, Brazil and California. This would have proved either impossible or much more costly without the use of video-conferencing technology.
The inquests secretariat employed the services of RTS Communications to equip Court 73 of the Royal Courts of Justice with sufficient cameras and screens to facilitate this.
The coroner anticipated there would be substantial interest from the media and the public, and was anxious to provide the best possible access to proceedings....RTS supplied and fitted a number of large screens on which proceedings were displayed...The technology also provided a simple and easy method of preserving the anonymity of serving and former officers of the Secret Intelligence Service (or ‘MI6’).
These arrangements worked well, greatly assisted by technicians from RTS operating cameras and sound to ensure proceedings transmitted to the annexe were focused on whoever was speaking, be it coroner, counsel or witness."
RTS Communications have provided AV solutions for:
Inquest into the death of Diana Princess of Wales and Dodi Al Fayed
The Charles De Menezes Coroners Inquest
The 7/7 London bombings trials
The BSE Inquiry
The Hutton Inquiry
The Southall Rail Crash Inquiry
The Pinochet Hearing
The Office Of Fair Trading High Street Bank Hearings
The Damilola Taylor Murder Trial
The Charlene Ellis and Laticia Shakespeare Murder Trial
Various Trials for DLA Piper
Various Trials for the Crown Prosecution Service
For more information on how RTS Communications can assist you with your trial or inquiry, please call us on 0844 800 6440.
