The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News Chief Justice Ivor Archie. File photo/Roger Jacob IN AN effort to discourage delays and avoid unnecessary hearings, the Chief Justice has issued new rules which will allow judges to appoint public defenders to represent an accused or child in criminal proceedings. The new practice directions were gazetted on Tuesday. The rules are intended to enable courts to deal with cases justly, efficiently and expeditiously. It seeks to do so by […]
