Gov’t should strengthen existing courts, create specialised courts instead of tribunals – Vicky Bright

International corporate lawyer and entrepreneur, Victoria Bright, has urged the government to strengthen Ghana's existing courts and create specialised courts where necessary instead of establishing new public tribunals under the proposed Public Tribunal Bill.

Despite her reservations, Ms Bright acknowledged that the bill contains important safeguards, including the application of the Evidence Act, criminal procedure rules, open trials, legal representation, legal aid, recorded proceedings and the right to appeal."If the tribunals will apply the same criminal procedure, the same Evidence Act and possess substantially the same powers as the High Court and the Circuit Court, why are new tribunals required rather than additional specialised divisions of the existing courts?"