CHIEF Justice Brian Moree announced that the judiciary will postpone new criminal jury trials until April 14, try to wrap up ongoing Supreme Court criminal cases in the next seven days and limit the number of people in court rooms. The measures, among others, are part of the judiciary’s “coronavirus mitigation protocols”. Mr Moree said the first phase of the mitigation plan involves enhancing cleaning regimes, placing hand sanitising stations at strategic locations and increasing vigilance and control at the entry points of all court buildings. He added that judicial officers would also be adhering to social distancing policies and use video conferencing, telephone conference calls, online conferencing video applications and disposition of applications on the basis of written submissions whenever that is possible to limit in person hearings.

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