The Cayman Law Reform Commission has set itself the ambitious task of transforming many aspects of the jurisdiction's legal framework, in a bid to bring it up to date with legal practice in other financial centres.
“Cayman is among the world’s leading financial centres and it is therefore paramount that our laws and legal system should endeavour to remain contemporary," the Attorney General, Hon. Sam Bulgin, QC, told the Commissioners when they met with him last year.
"Political and social stability, and a significant and modern communications and financial infrastructure mean nothing unless we have the necessary and relevant laws available to members of our legal profession so they can advise their clients properly,” he added.
Mr Bulgin noted that the "pioneering" new committee would be responsible for developing new areas in the law, codifying unwritten laws and examining the underlying causes of dissatisfaction with any law or its administration.
The Commission intends over the next two or more years to examine 15 areas of the law, outlined by the Senior Legislative Counsel Cheryl Ann Neblett who heads the Commission’s office. These include: evidence; corruption; contempt of court; proceeds of crime; alternative sentencing; juvenile justice; regulation of legal practitioners; legal aid; consumer protection; maintenance, affiliation and matrimonial causes; landlord and tenant legislation; and children’s legislation.
Thus far, a number of individuals and organisations have been consulted as part of the legal overhaul process, including attorneys-at-law, rental agencies and the Chamber of Commerce. Ms Neblett has also urged members of the public to offer their input into the process.
The Commission has already commenced work on the reform of a number of matters, which include the Landlord and Tenant legislation, the Legal Practitioners Bill and the Legal Aid Bill.
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