A remote litigation service has been launched in Bahrain, with the first phase covering the Major Commercial Courts and the Court of Summary Matters.
The service will begin with new cases registered at the start of this year and is implemented in co-ordination with the Supreme Council of the Judiciary and the Information and eGovernment Authority (iGA).
Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments Minister Nawaf Al Maawda said the electronic service allows parties to attend sessions remotely on an optional basis, while maintaining the possibility of attending in person, with full adherence to all legal guarantees, ensuring the right to litigation and a fair trial.
The party filing the case must choose the method of attending sessions (remotely or in person) when submitting the case through the national portal, Bahrain.bh, the minister said.
Mr Al Maawda added that access to remote sessions will be through the service available on the ministry’s official website, moj.gov.bh, and other parties to the case may also choose to attend sessions remotely through the same service.
He said that the management of electronic sessions will be fully supervised by the competent judge, with the feature to display documents electronically within the service, in addition to live listening to the pleadings of the parties.
The minister further explained that the system provides a secure access mechanism using the developed eKey (2.0), which allows biometric authentication (facial recognition) and login without a password, enhancing the reliability and integrity of procedures.
He affirmed that the service will be gradually expanded to include other courts.
iGA chief executive officer Mohammed Al Qaed said the launch reflects the level of co-ordination between the ministry and the authority.
The continued implementation of digital transformation projects aims to provide courts with the latest technological solutions that contribute to speeding up case resolution.
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