[In Camera]: "I am not a great fan of Video Conferencing", Rebecca John [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 the twelfth episode of In Camera, Senior Advocate Rebecca John points out the demerits of video conferencing, especially with reference to criminal cases. [Watch Video] .In the first episode, third time Member of Parliament and Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi spoke with Bar & Bench about how courts across India should embrace technology and conduct virtual hearings during, and even after the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown..In the second episode of In Camera, Senior Advocate Arvind Datar spoke with Bar & Bench on the need for tribunals and other quasi-judicial bodies to conduct proceedings through video conferencing.Datar also has some advice on how lawyers ought to keep themselves busy during the lockdown period.[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 fourth episode, Senior Advocate KV Viswanathan spoke with Bar & Bench on how the courts should use technology and how young members of the Bar should spend time during the lockdown. [Watch Video] .In the fifth episode, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas Managing Partner, Cyril Shroff spoke with Bar & Bench on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on law firms and the legal profession in general. He also shares advice for young lawyers, who he thinks would need to hone a new set of skills during the lockdown period. [Watch Video].In episode six of In Camera, Senior Advocate Vibha Datta Makhija spoke 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 seventh episode, Senior Advocate Sajan Poovayya spoke with Bar & Bench about how lawyering will change post Coronavirus. He also makes an appeal to the Supreme Court to lay down standards on how courts across the country should conduct video hearings.[Watch Video].In the eighth episode, J Sagar Associates Joint Managing Partner Amit Kapur spoke with Bar & Bench about technology and law and how COVID-19 is going to impact law firms and businesses.[Watch Video].In the ninth episode of In Camera, Senior Advocate Neeraj Kishan Kaul spoke about how technology will have an impact on courts and advocacy. He also reveals the music he is listening to and the books he is reading.[Watch Video].In the tenth episode of In Camera, Senior Advocate Huzefa Ahmadi spoke about holding hearings in open court even during the pandemic. He also speaks about giving serious thought to dealing with backlog, for which he suggests the appointment of ad hoc judges at all levels.[Watch Video].In the eleventh episode of In Camera, Abhijit Joshi, Managing Partner of Veritas Legal, spoke to Bar & Bench about the law practice becoming more fungible. He also urges lawyers to have discipline and to develop a skill set during the lockdown.[Watch Video]