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CHAPTER IX

RECOMMENDATIONS AND IMPLEMENTATION

1.

Whilst my consultancy has rightly been limited in time (six months) and in rescurces (two able helpers) the field of enquiry has been large and the subjects detailed and I have therefore had to think from the beginning how I could best use the time. The detailed analysis and suggested cure of a few problems would have diverted me from the remainder and precluded an overall assessment. I have thought it better to try and identify all the main problems, propose solutions to some of them and point the way to solve the others so this Report is partly an agenda or working document and partly a set of proposals for action.

2.

Some subjects, such as the work of the bailiffs and the interpreters, have received no more than passing notice. The importance of a subject is not necessarily diminished by omission which may signify only that in the limitations of this consultancy the subject has been crowded out by the arrangement of priorities and that it calls for attention by the future administration.

I would expect the morale of both judicial officers and Judiciary staff to be high on their list. Some other subjects such as the system of appointment to judicial office and the terms and conditions of service of judicial officers are of great importance to the Judiciary but not within my terms of reference.

3.

The advice and suggestions appearing throughout the Report and the specific recommendations reproduced in this Chapter fall into 13 groups. The following recommendations for specific action or further consideration should be read in the light of the arguments and conclusions contained in the body of the Report.

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