Then the law, is an ass,” said Mr Bumble, in Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist. True, in relation to goods returned, but apocryphal, with wider criticism of the law, now universally utilised, in relation to the legal process and the application of the law.
And when it was recently advised by authorities, in Bahrain there are still 16,000 cases pending, before the courts.
Unacceptable,”justice delayed is justice denied.”
Something must be done to “speed up” the application of the legal process, through the courts.
I come from a family of lawyers, many of my friends are lawyers too, but in many cases, have kissed the Blarney Stone, loquaciousness is an occupational given!
Costly too of your money.
So too, a never-ending process of appeals, which decidedly slows down the legal process, because it seems in every case, when there is an adverse judgement, there is an immediate appeal.
The right of all citizens before the court, but sometimes the appeal and then the subsequent appeal to an even higher court, is “gumming up” the process.
The recent state election in Alabama (US), the defeated candidate appealed against the vote, judges found “overwhelming evidence that correct procedure had been followed,” the vote was legitimate, overwhelming, so immediately threw out the appeal.
The speedy application of justice, welcomed, by the successful candidate, the majority of people in the electorate.
I recall, from my Caribbean days, that the courts in Dominica (as an aside, during a recent hurricane, many in the media referred to it striking the Dominican Republic – wrong) were blocked by an overabundance of delayed cases, many going back years.
Under an Australian aid programme to the Caribbean, an Australian Supreme Court judge came to Dominica, on a sabbatical, much to the initial chagrin of the legal fraternity.
But speedy analysis of cases, dividing out easily resolved cases, making immediate decisions, dispensing with those thought to be frivolous.
When he left, the legal fraternity, raved about his cutting through the process, pleased they were now inundated with work from people who had simply given up on the law because of process.
Another, sad to read messages from doomsayer nabobs, that the non-introduction or postponement of the VAT is a good thing, because funds raised, would not flow back to Bahrainis, but done to service debt to international institutions.
So what? Get real.
Some people just expect the government to bear all costs.
Moan about the loss of subsidies.
Paying off debt at a time when the dollar against many exchange rates, has fallen, is a good thing for Bahrain.
Sound economic management is a key factor in credit ratings, which governments also look to, for boosting investment potential.
And potential investors in their, “due diligence investigations,” before they commit their funds, always start the credit ratings.
Investment which brings jobs, which the government is trying to encourage, so an improvement in credit ratings, indirectly flows-through to Bahraini people as well.
No pain, no gain.
Unacceptable,”justice delayed is justice denied.”
Something must be done to “speed up” the application of the legal process, through the courts.
I come from a family of lawyers, many of my friends are lawyers too, but in many cases, have kissed the Blarney Stone, loquaciousness is an occupational given!
Costly too of your money.
So too, a never-ending process of appeals, which decidedly slows down the legal process, because it seems in every case, when there is an adverse judgement, there is an immediate appeal.
The right of all citizens before the court, but sometimes the appeal and then the subsequent appeal to an even higher court, is “gumming up” the process.
The recent state election in Alabama (US), the defeated candidate appealed against the vote, judges found “overwhelming evidence that correct procedure had been followed,” the vote was legitimate, overwhelming, so immediately threw out the appeal.
The speedy application of justice, welcomed, by the successful candidate, the majority of people in the electorate.
I recall, from my Caribbean days, that the courts in Dominica (as an aside, during a recent hurricane, many in the media referred to it striking the Dominican Republic – wrong) were blocked by an overabundance of delayed cases, many going back years.
Under an Australian aid programme to the Caribbean, an Australian Supreme Court judge came to Dominica, on a sabbatical, much to the initial chagrin of the legal fraternity.
But speedy analysis of cases, dividing out easily resolved cases, making immediate decisions, dispensing with those thought to be frivolous.
When he left, the legal fraternity, raved about his cutting through the process, pleased they were now inundated with work from people who had simply given up on the law because of process.
Another, sad to read messages from doomsayer nabobs, that the non-introduction or postponement of the VAT is a good thing, because funds raised, would not flow back to Bahrainis, but done to service debt to international institutions.
So what? Get real.
Some people just expect the government to bear all costs.
Moan about the loss of subsidies.
Paying off debt at a time when the dollar against many exchange rates, has fallen, is a good thing for Bahrain.
Sound economic management is a key factor in credit ratings, which governments also look to, for boosting investment potential.
And potential investors in their, “due diligence investigations,” before they commit their funds, always start the credit ratings.
Investment which brings jobs, which the government is trying to encourage, so an improvement in credit ratings, indirectly flows-through to Bahraini people as well.
No pain, no gain.
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