THE TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS Law and Practice Contributed by: Stephen Wilson KC, Dominique Gardiner and Lovelie Luxama, Wilson Wells
Caicos Islands. The aim was to modernise the existing rules and to produce rules of procedure that reflect a consciousness of natural and other disasters that may affect the efficient and effective operation of the courts. Among other things, focus is to be on: • the overriding objective – the philosophy underpin- ning litigation and court proceedings; • case management; • case-flow management – judicial organisation, management and responsibility; • backlog reduction; • alternative or appropriate dispute resolution; and • the initiation of proceedings, including electronic filing of process and other documents. The new rules have not yet come into force, although it is hoped that they will in early 2026. 14.2 Growth Areas Mediation is certainly becoming more popular as law- yers and parties see the benefits thereof.
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