By Latoya GilesSeveral lawyers within the judiciary are complaining about the slothfulness of the process and the concomitant length of time for evidence to be completed in matters, especially in criminal trials.Speaking with Kaieteur News, some of the lawyers expressed disgust that for years complaints have been made by them to various agencies and persons in authority have made efforts to have the change effected in this area, but to no avail.One defense attorney, who has been practicing in that capacity for more than fifteen years,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, said he still remains optimistic that something will be done “very soon” and he will still be “around” to see that change occur.One of the main grouses for criminal law attorneys is the fact that the Trial Judge has the onerous task of taking notes of everything that is said during the trial. This involves writing the questions posited to a witness and the resulting answers. Kaieteur News was told that it is time consuming and the Trial Judge,Cheap Jerseys, in an effort to record as accurately as possible, would often ask many times for the question to be repeated as asked by Counsel.By the end of that process of getting the question rightly recorded, the initial answer given by the witness, when asked to repeat, is almost invariably shortened and sometimes very important evidence is lost. The Jury hears the initial response but the Trial Judge’s record is the “official record.”For years now lawyers were hearing about the Justice Improvement Project (J.I.P) but the question on most minds is when basic problems would be addressed.? “How much will it cost to have stenographers in court to take down what is said and then the Judge will be able to do what he is supposed to do – listen to the evidence, apply the law and most importantly,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, assess the demeanor of the witnesses as they give their evidence….all of this is now lost when the Judge has to be caught up with paying careful attention to what he/s she is recording.”These sentiments are repeated on a daily basis by attorneys on the corridors of the high court. Some expressed the view that the time it takes for a relatively short criminal trial to conclude,Wholesale Jerseys NFL, at least two other cases could have been completed if proper facilities for the functioning of the courts were in place.Another problem which is faced by judges and lawyers at hearings is the poor acoustics of the courtrooms with their cathedral-like ceilings,NFL Jerseys Supply, French wooden windows and high arches with meshes on them.These do not effectively block out the cacophony of sounds emanating from the din of traffic on Avenue of the Republic,Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping, South Road and Charlotte Streets. Witnesses are constantly being told to speak up and to repeat what they had already said two or three times.“We understand that the architecture of the High Court needs to be preserved but the insides of the courtroom can be sealed up and air conditioned plus microphones can be installed or do we need highly paid foreigners to come here and point that out for us? Then they put in written recommendations to that effect and those papers gather dust on someone’s desk. How many recommendations have we had? How many have been implemented?” asked one senior attorney.Another said that even though the area around the High Court has been designated a silent zone, horns still blare incessantly. “No one has any regard for law and order in this country. I wonder when we will actually be able to practice in a court which functions properly and effectively and with celerity.”