Posted: 18th Jun, 2004 By: MarkJ
BTOpenzone has Wi-Fi hotspot enabled the Royal Courts of Justice and six other courts around the UK, allowing visitors to surf the Internet without needing to hook into a phone line:
The Royal Courts of Justice in London as well as Southwark, Birmingham and Swansea Crown Courts, and combined courts in Winchester, Liverpool and Leeds are to take part in the three-year pilot scheme.
Said courts minister Christopher Leslie: "Lawyers, jurors, expert witnesses and the public will be able to access the Internet or their office files while waiting to be called to court. It makes delay during proceedings more productive and less inconvenient for those attending court."No word on whether those being tried for a crime will be able to sneak a sly bit of surfing in ;). More @
The Register.