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I agree with the calls for an efficient Commercial Court
Dear Editor,
In the September 15, 2015 issue of your newspaper, you reported extensively on a grant initiative funded by the Canadian Government to the tune of Can. $750,000 for a project that is designed to improve the local justice system from the ground up.
Four days earlier you published a letter written by Attorney-at-Law Jonas M.F Codett, which focused on deficiencies and inefficiency of the Commercial Court {The Commercial Court needs to be more efficient, KN, Sept. 11, 2015}.
Well over one year ago you reported on the functioning of the Commercial Court and asked the same question, i.e. if this court is simply inefficient or suffers from other defects.
In the aforementioned letter Attorney-at-Law Coddett recommended the necessity of having another judge presiding in this Court to deal with the deficiencies outlined.
Mr Coddett’s recommendation is that “… the time has come for a reassessment of the working of the Commercial Court in an effort to determine what steps ought to be taken to make it more efficient.”
Editor, I agree with the calls for the necessity of an efficient Commercial Court. Foreign investors will be hesitant to invest in a country where commercial disputes are not resolved speedily. Our economy could suffer if the issues relating to this court are not addressed by the authorities.
The Minister of Legal Affairs and Attorney General and the Justice Education Society need to take note of this as well.
E. Walker
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