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Should justice move online?

Is online justice a good idea? British Columbia has an online tribunal dealing with small claims and disputes. Could this work in Britain? Joshua Rozenberg reports from Vancouver.

Is moving justice online a good idea? In British Columbia they have done just that, with a new online tribunal handling things like small claims and property disputes. Could something like this work in Britain? Joshua Rozenberg reports from Vancouver.

Also in this week's programme: law is an immensely popular subject for students, but are they given sufficient warnings about how difficult it will be to find work as a solicitor or barrister - especially in the field of criminal law?

And does Donald Trump have the ability to pardon himself were he to commit a crime?

Producer: Neil Koenig
Researcher: Diane Richardson.

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