09.03.2012
A new Community Justice Centre which would be set up later this year looks set to give more help to litigants who wish to represent themselves in court.
The centre will provide greater integration of legal aid and social assistance to litigants-in-person.
A probate tool kit will also be developed to assist them in their cases.
Separately, to promote consistency in sentencing, the Subordinate Courts will put in place a related database, known as the Sentencing Information Research Repository (SIR), later this year.
Chief Justice Chan Sek Keong announced these measures on Friday at the Subordinate Courts Workplan 2012.
Giving an update on the initiatives launched during last year's workplan seminar, he said progress has been made in several areas.
These include the criminal justice division -- with the introduction of the criminal case resolution programme -- and the promotion of early resolution of personal injury cases in the civil justice division.
The centre will provide greater integration of legal aid and social assistance to litigants-in-person.
A probate tool kit will also be developed to assist them in their cases.
Separately, to promote consistency in sentencing, the Subordinate Courts will put in place a related database, known as the Sentencing Information Research Repository (SIR), later this year.
Chief Justice Chan Sek Keong announced these measures on Friday at the Subordinate Courts Workplan 2012.
Giving an update on the initiatives launched during last year's workplan seminar, he said progress has been made in several areas.
These include the criminal justice division -- with the introduction of the criminal case resolution programme -- and the promotion of early resolution of personal injury cases in the civil justice division.
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