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𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐧 𝐄-𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐉𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐮𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐚

The Supreme Court of Judicature of Guyana has completed the implementation of the e-litigation web portal for the Court of Appeal and High Court. The soft launch of the e-litigation portal for the Court of Appeal occurred on January 30, 2024, and the soft launch for the High Court occurred on October 4, 2024.

The Supreme Court advises that with effect from November 1, 2024, cases can be filed from the law offices of attorneys-at-law, while self-represented litigants and attorneys-at-law who need assistance can file at the service bureau established at the Court of Appeal and the High Court registries in Demerara, Essequibo, and Berbice.

The e-litigation system allows court customers and stakeholders access to the portal at www.ejudiciary.supremecourt.gy at anytime, anywhere, and on any device including smartphones, tablets, laptops, and desktops. The e-litigation portal includes the following features: a dedicated portal for judicial officers, access for attorneys-at-law and litigants, electronic filing, electronic notifications, electronic case management, workflow management, creation of trial bundles and the generation of reports and analytics.

The e-litigation system provides for the electronic filing and management of cases in and through the various registries of the Court of Appeal and High Court, including the Family Court and Land Court. This new system has replaced the paper-based filing system for all new matters filed on or after January 30, 2024 for the Court of Appeal and 15:00 hrs on October 4, 2024 for the High Court. A user guide of the elitigation system will be available for download from the Supreme Court’s website at www.supremecourt.gy.

This system revolutionises access to justice and allows for public searches of cases on the portal. Feedback so far has been positive and the Court looks forward to the cooperation of all stakeholders in the operation of this new system.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐮𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐟𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐉𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐲’𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨 ‘𝐮𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐚𝐰 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐫, 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫’.

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𝐃𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰?

𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟐𝐧𝐝, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒.

According to Britannica; assize, in law means a session, or sitting, of a Court of Justice and historically represents trial by jury. The term was historically applied to certain Courts in England and France.

This practice, which originated in England was adopted in Guyana when we became a Colony. It was received as part of our common law and later incorporated into our legislation by Statute. Assizes are held in our three Counties; Demerara, Essequibo, and Berbice.

You may read more on this at https://supremecourt.gy/april-2024-criminal-assizes

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