Drafted, re-drafted, re-read, tweaked, tweaked again, tabled, with repeated training. And yet, we are still awaiting the Civil Procedure Rules’ illustrious commencement and implementation in the hallowed halls of our Courts. The process has appeared so circular that some attorneys despaired whether the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR), commonly known in Guyana and the Region as the ‘New Rules’, would reach the shores of Guyana. Any such doubts should now be dispelled following the assurances by the Chancellor (ag.) Mr. Carl Singh to the Council of the Guyana Bar Association that those Rules will be in place before the end of 2015.
Nearly two decades ago, the Commonwealth Caribbean was hit with the ‘New Rules’ fever! The need for a fair, speedy, affordable,
