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Personal Injury Commission officially opens
Navigating the complex dispute resolution system for injured workers and road users is now a lot easier, thanks to the State Government’s new Personal Injury Commission officially beginning its work from today.
Minister for Customer Service Victor Dominello and Attorney General Mark Speakman spoke at a Ceremonial Sitting today to open the Commission. The President of the Commission Judge Gerard Phillips presided over the ceremony at the NSW District Court.
Mr Dominello said the tribunal puts injured people at the centre of the insurance dispute process and will provide claimants with a one-stop shop for assistance.
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Colombo (News 1s); “My desire is to do justice to mankind in accordance with the law and acting according to my conscience and without any distinction as to race, religion, language, gender, identity, the status of parties or any other factors,” said Justice Kumudini Wickramasinghe at the Ceremonial Sitting at the Supreme Court on Wednesday (20).
“We have to work together to dispense justice to the society and clear the backlog,” said Justice Kumudini Wickramasinghe noting that the staff also should be trained accordingly and provided with sufficient facilities.
The current situation in the country warrants the utilization of online platforms to hear cases since it is not healthy for a country to halt its judicial functions even in a time of a pandemic, she said.
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Colombo (News 1st); Judges cannot use the judicial platform to satisfy 3rd party and personal interest and have agendas and should at all times avoid possible conflicts of interest, said Attorney General Dappula De Livera on Thursday (21).
He was speaking at the Ceremonial Sitting to welcome Justice Janak De Silva, Justice Achala Wengappuli, and Justice Mahinda Samayawardhena to the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka.
The backlog of cases in Sri Lanka is a perennial problem and it has to be addressed urgently and quickly, methodically and efficiently and to deliver speedy justice and prevent Law delays without compromising the quality of justice, he said.
Independence of judiciary essential for a democratic system ; AG
Independence of judiciary essential for a democratic system ; AG
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Colombo (News 1st); An independent judiciary is the corner of stone of the prevalence of the rule of law in a democratic society, said Attorney General Dappula De Livera on Wednesday (20) at a Ceremonial Sitting of the Supreme Court to welcome Justice Dileep Nawaz, Justice Kumuduni Wickramasinghe and Justice Shiran Gooneratne.
The credibility of a judicial system in a country is dependent on the Judges who man it, he said.
Judges must be people of impeccable integrity and unimpeachable independence, he said, adding a judge must discharge his judicial functions with high integrity, impartially and intellectual honesty said De Livera.