[quote="Dexter Leopold":3fy13uti]I have just completed a draft of the first Notice in the Ordinary, which will be promptly filed upon a final consultation with my client.
I had yet to join the discussion on the Code of Procedure because I felt that I could not intelligently discuss the Code without using it first. I understand this is a novel concept to some.
After actually "using" the Code for the purposes for which it was created, I must report that I found it very easy to navigate and understand. This made me wonder what all the opponents of the Code have been talking about?[/quote:3fy13uti]
[quote="Dexter Leopold":3fy13uti]]I yet again must ask opponents of this Code what is so difficult about it? The only aspect of drafting the Notice that took any amount of time was putting together the facts, which would have to be part of any system. Unless of course "facts" aren't really that important, which would explain much that I've read here.
If someone has the time to read all these posts, then they have the time to read the Code. Unless of course there is an unspoken ulterior motive behind this, in which case, people need to be honest and just say so. [/quote:3fy13uti]
So you have RL experience as a lawyer, joined the CDS and are now working here as a barrister .. I am curious as to how you think that your experience is relevant in so far as much of the criticism leveled against the extensiveness and complexity of the judiciary apparatus is based on the fact that it almost inherently necessitates the hiring of lawyers in order to obtain justice?
I notice you have jumped into this debate leveling several insinuated accusations against the debaters here as regards the question of whether arguments are based on experience or not and whether or not we carry 'ulterior motives.'
I get the impression that your initial contributions to the debate show a degree of insensitivity to the fact that you have entered a community with a long history that people care about. A community that was always about a lot more than litigation and establishing the perfect procedural code. And a community therefore that is at the moment devoting a great deal of its resources to discussing whether its needs are best served by establishing a judiciary system so complex as to necessitate the hiring in of RL legal expertise in order to be represented properly or if we can make do with a system that serves to mitigate conflicts between citizens in a fair, transparent and as simple as possible manner.
So in conclusion I'd like to hear your argument for why your experience filling in a notice is relevant to those who argue that a judiciary for a small community should enable the citizen to achieve justice without having to resort to professional lawyers?