THE CARIBBEAN COURT of Justice (CCJ) last week determined that a case had been stuck in Barbados’ legal system for too long, and took matters into its own hands, facilitating the matter after a single hearing in order to reach a quick resolution.
President of the CCJ, Sir Dennis Byron, along with judges Jason Wit, David Hayton, Winston Anderson and Rajnauth Lee heard the three-year-old eviction matter, a civil case involving appellant Eugene Leacock and respondent Lorna Griffith.
In outlining the reasons for his decision last Wednesday, Sir Dennis again chided Barbados for how slow the wheels of justice spin here.
“This matter has been in the system for too long and we have decided to manage the case to facilitate a quick resolution. The order appealed against was made by the magistrate in August 2013,” Sir Dennis explained. (BA)
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