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The texts cover issues including gender equality, rural development, land reform, green energy, legislative drafting and tourism development.
Receiving the books, Chief Justice Palmer said they are important resources for judges, magistrates, lawyers and others who may wish to do research in our High Court Library.
Chief Justice Palmer said:
While in this technologically advanced age, a lot of research can be carried out through the internet, the need and importance of books remain very much the same for not all material contained in books are available over the internet.
These texts help make it possible for our people in the Judiciary and the Legal Sector to be able to do research and will help ensure that the quality of work, whether in terms of submissions or judgements are maintained at a consistently high level.
The books were provided by the British High Commission Honiara, working with the Solomon Islands Justice Programme and the Australian government in supporting the Justice Sector across Solomon Islands.
Handing over the books, British High Commissioner to Solomon Islands and Nauru, His Excellency, Dr. Brian Jones, said legal practice across the Commonwealth is constantly evolving.
He added:
I am honoured to be able to assist the Solomon Islands Judiciary, under Chief Justice Sir Albert Palmer, to keep pace with the latest legal developments across a range of vital issues relevant to Solomon Islands’ development. Issues such as gender equality and rural development have complex legal elements and it is important that the legal profession have such resources available at their fingertips to consult here.
He also mentioned that a strong judicial system is at the heart of a strong, prosperous Solomon Islands and he is happy to continue the UK and Commonwealth’s support towards that objective.
The books were passed onto High Court Librarian, Julia Funu Oroa, who will be responsible for cataloguing them and adding them to the High Court Library.
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Supporting case files will be required for CRM7 non-standard fee court claims after 6 July when business as usual is restored for this work.
We are restoring the business as usual process for CRM7 non-standard fee magistrates’ court claims after 6 July 2020.
This means ending the current contingency arrangements put in place for CRM7 claims because of the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.
After 6 July 2020 we will no longer accept CRM7 claims without the supporting case file. This is because providers will once more have the option of submitting paper CRM7 claims along with case files by post, DX or courier.
However, it should be noted that hand deliveries are not currently being accepted.
Providers will also have the option of using the CRM7 eform for the claim and then submitting the supporting case file by post, DX or courier.
We introduced the special contingency arrangements because we knew that some providers submitting claims electronically would have difficulty accessing case files.
Now that providers have more submission options, we believe the situation is right to return to our original process for CRM7 claims.
We are unable to handle claims using the contingency process after 6 July. If you send us a CRM7 contingency claims after 6 July it will need to be resubmitted and we will contact you to that effect.
You should contact the criminal finance team on 0300 200 2020 to check how we can support you. We may be able to discuss what needs to be sent electronically for us to process the claim. You should note that we cannot accept files submitted using secure file exchange without prior approval by us.
The contingency process for these claims will continue until further notice. You should refer to the guidance notes below for further details.
criminalfinance@justice.gov.uk or 0300 200 2020 – for questions about this announcement.
CRM7: non-standard fee magistrates’ court claim and appeal form: Report crime lower work to the Legal Aid Agency.
CRM18: escape fee case claim forms: Forms and guidance for claiming legal aid fees in crime escape cases, including form CRM18a for crime prison law matters.
Published 24 June 2020
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