[In Camera] Let's make video hearings public: Senior Advocate Vibha Datta Makhija [Video]

Bar & Bench is running a series titled In Camera, on how lawyers are reacting to the fallout of the COVID-19 lockdown. As part of the series, Senior Advocates and law firm Partners share their views on the immediate future of the legal profession in these trying times..In episode six of In Camera, Senior Advocate Vibha Datta Makhija speaks with Bar & Bench on making video hearings public and issues that need to be addressed before completely transitioning to video conferencing.[Watch Video].In the fifth episode, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas Managing Partner Cyril Shroff spoke on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on law firms and the legal profession in general.He also shared advice for young lawyers, who he thinks will need to hone a new set of skills during the lockdown period. [Watch Video].In the fourth episode, Senior Advocate KV Viswanathan spoke about how the courts should use technology and how young members of the Bar should spend time during the lockdown. [Watch Video].In the third episode of In Camera, Senior Advocate and Additional Solicitor General Pinky Anand commended the Supreme Court on using video conferencing to hear urgent matters. [Watch Video].In the second episode of In Camera, Senior Advocate Arvind Datar spoke on the need for tribunals and other quasi-judicial bodies to conduct proceedings through video conferencing. [Watch Video].In our first episode, third time Member of Parliament and Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi spoke about how courts across India should embrace technology and conduct virtual hearings during, and even after the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown. [Watch Video]