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A States report has been published which aims to make the law affordable and easier to understand.
The Chief Minister has reported back to States Members with the second of three reports detailing how Islanders think the justice system should be made more accessible.
The lengthy Access to Justice review aims to improve four key areas:
• Legal Aid System: affordability and the legal profession
• Courts, tribunals, panels and mediation and alternative dispute resolution
• Availability of information, languages and use of plain English
• Simplification and reform of certain laws.
Senator Paul Routier is Chairman of the Access to Justice Advisory Panel. He said: “The second interim report is very positive and sets out all the work that is being done to make the justice system more accessible to the public. I am grateful to those people who have contributed so far to the Review and my fellow members of the Panel and would like to commend the Citizens Advice Bureau, Consumer Council, Jersey Law Society, the Jersey Legal Information Board, the courts and the legal profession for the way in which they have engaged with this Review and the work that they are undertaking.”
You can still give your views on access to justice by post or by emailing A2JR@gov.je and you can see the latest report here.
The final report is due to go to the States next summer.
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