1. Mostafa S. Hassan*
Legal Associate, Hazem Gomaa Law Firm
LL.M Queen Mary, University of London
LL.M Indiana University, Indianapolis
MSc SOAS, University of London
Mostafa-tharwat89@hotmail.com

2.  The role of court-related websites
 Evaluating the current website according to
the criteria of Justice Served™
 Suggestions for LADIS
©Mostafa S. Hassan
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3.  A “Court Management” tool.
 Simply, to serve the “end-users”. End-users are
the litigants and the lawyers.
 They are not created to display pictures of smiley
judges.
 They are created for a better “justice-
administration”
©Mostafa S. Hassan
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4.  A reliable ranking body ONLY for court
websites. Like ISO and CMMI.
 Criteria used:
◦ Court Functionality: Tasks, Forms, Self-
help, Financial transactions and Indexing
◦ Web Functionality: Links, Aesthetics, Navigation
and Finding the site
◦ Extras: High impact, Recent updates and Feedback.
©Mostafa S. Hassan
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5.  Court functionality: no “physical-appearance”
The website shall allow for the
1. Submission documents online;
2. Filling of all the necessary forms “e-filling”;
3. Payment of the fees “e-payment”.
It shall contain an easy guide and
instructions for each task the court does.
©Mostafa S. Hassan
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6.  Web functionality:
1. All relevant links shall be included.
2. Appropriate layout and colours.
3. Easy navigation: all the tools and hypertexts shall
be working efficiently.
4. The website shall be searchable.
5. Each tool shall be listed under the right description.
©Mostafa S. Hassan
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7.  The targeted users are the normal public and
not only experienced lawyers.
 It should indicate when it was last updated
 Feedback!
©Mostafa S. Hassan
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8.  Best court website of the year 2011:
http://www.occourts.org
It starts with the “how do I” drop-down menu
that includes all the tasks of the court. I guess
the above website can be taken as an example
for the to-be-created website for the Egyptian
court of Cassation.
 A copyrighted device can be created to assist
users of the E-filling of all the court forms. Like
I-CAN!™ Legal.
©Mostafa S. Hassan
Submitted to Legislations and Development Information Systems LADIS