The government is finally taking steps to modernise the civil justice system based on the findings of the civil law reform report chaired by former High Court president Peter Kelly. While Kelly has been in the news for all the wrong reasons recently thanks to his extremely brief stint on the Dubai DIFC courts, the recommendations of the group are commendable for the most part and long overdue. Last May, Justice Minister Helen McEntee published a plan to implement the desired changes which include slashing case waiting times, reducing costs, improving the experience of court users – especially vulnerable users,…

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