PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL

(iv) Legal Aid: We do not know what the criteria

are for receivi: - legal aid but it would

If bagat and

se

The remaining half of

its availability

the criminal trials

which do not it wohld sean quchtung for lagal

before, District Court, bo megz

that maining

in which legal

aid ig vailable could include some quite

serious offences where the accused

could face

and would nevettalers reen to

in a substantial sentence, if found to

The Legd Alirines jg je BAGule lis how

Do milky,

have musserted ttal

should be given to an

Jou be ive further serious consideration -

an extension of the system.

On the District Court in general

me follows the point about the

and pensions: We note that

views on the Legal Adviser's suggestion.

(xi). Tarna óf aðraintxantxa¤ NagistkaKAIK

dfa?

Supreme Court judges have security of tenure

under the Letters Patent and we think it

would be desirable to give District Judges

by law

Bar Association's

wifitions. Bus

Agen mas made the criticisms

invalid.

security

until

unless

means of an amendim

the age of 60,

removed from office by the Governor for

inability or misconduct following an

investigation by a tribunal consisting of

a chairman and two members appointed on the

advice of the Chief Justice from among

persons who are or have been judges.

We should also perhaps consider amending

article XIVA of the Letters Patent,

both

/to raise

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