Topic: Suzanne Bothwell

Government’s 5% rise in cost of living for civil servants has taken a toll on the judiciary’s budget and its plans for staffing increases.

It is the public, not the Compass, that suffers when government charges fees for records, or resists making them easier to access. To be clear, this newspaper will continue paying fees to access public documents; reporters will continue to monitor the promised implementation of digital records.

Cayman’s push to computerize its court records will not be completed this year.

Government has purchased the former headquarters of Scotiabank and Trust in George Town and plans to use the office building for much-needed additional court space.

Delays are continuing in the creation of a digitized court records system that is accessible to the public, with no launch date for the service in sight.

The Cayman Islands court system is close to finalizing its effort to put court records online.

The Cayman Islands court system has made progress in its efforts to digitize its court records, and online registries are expected to be in place at some point in January of next year.

The Cayman Islands court system has begun the process of digitizing its court records and hopes to have all existing public registers online by the end of 2017.

These fixtures were necessary not only in fulfillment of the law but also in the best interest of both respondent and the petitioning creditor.

Senior Crown Counsel Suzanne Bothwell will take over as the court administrator, in charge of management and administration of court operations, Deputy Governor Franz Manderson announced this week.