Burch-Smith agrees justice system on `verge of collapse’

Ronald Burch-Smith

Attorney-at-Law Ronald Burch-Smith, says that Senior Counsel Ralph Ramkarran’s description of the justice system “being on the verge of collapse” is no exaggeration; and credits the deficiencies to the absence of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) which should have been reconstituted some six years ago.

In an invited comment, Burch-Smith, who is also President of the Guyana Bar Association, but clarified that he was sharing his personal views on the issues, told the Sunday Stabroek  that there is no legal impediment to appointing the JSC.