It is high time for the evolution of the legal system. In this regard attorneys at law and all legal staffers attached to the Attorney General Chambers and the Ministry of Legal Affairs were recently enlightened of a move in this direction at a two-day training seminar convened at the Aruwai Resort.
Those in attendance were exposed to information about the Supreme Court new civil procedure rules.
The Seminar was facilitated by Ms Martha Des Vignes Course Director of Civil Procedure and Acting Senior Tutor of the Hugh Wooding Law School in Trinidad and Tobago. Ms Des Vignes, explained that “as Attorneys we must continue to work towards restoring public confidence in the legal system and this means rethinking how our courts work in fundamental ways.”
She further noted that citizens must be placed at the center of the system. They must be heard, respected, and capable of getting a just result, not just in theory but also in everyday practice. Added to this, she explained that “we must begin to rethink longstanding beliefs about the process for resolving civil cases.”
Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Basil Williams, said that such seminars will serve as a form of continuous legal education for the staff in the chambers. He also explained that Guyanese deserve a civil legal process that can fairly and promptly resolve disputes for everyone.