Speaking to the House of Lords Constitution Committee, Lord Chief Justice (LCJ), Lord Burnett of Maldon, has declared that the court system in England and Wales is unlikely to operate as it did before the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak due to the technological transformation that the system has undergone during the pandemic. The LCJ mentioned that despite some technological shortcomings and problems, 80% of civil and family hearings have been able to go ahead in some form or other since the start of the lockdown. He also said that a reduction in jurors from 12 to seven would be an option ‘well worth thinking about’.