Lagos judiciary begins e-filing of cases

At a stakeholders summit on Judiciary Information System (JIS) Introduction of e-filing and an appraisal of the Lagos High Court Civil Procedure Rules 2012, organised by the state judiciary, the state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice Ade Ipaye said the system will no doubt ensure speedy dispensation of justice.
The Attorney General, who was represented by the state’s Solicitor-General Lawal Pedro, said he was looking forward to a time when all civil actions will be dispensed within the shortest possible time.
“Lagos is brazing the trail as an ICT compliance state by introducing e-filing as done in other jurisdiction notwithstanding the issue of power bedevilling the country. The appraisal of the 2012 rules shows that Lagos is ahead because while its rules are being copied by others, the state is moving ahead without waiting for others to catch up with it,” Ipaye said.
Also speaking, chairman of the occasion and a former judge of the Supreme Court George Oguntade congratulated the state judiciary for the development. Earlier, the head judge of the Lagos judiciary, Justice Funmilayo Atilade said the e-filing system being introduced in Lagos was an indication that the state judiciary which has the highest number of IT serving judges in the federation is ahead.