Three solutions recommended to assist shortage of staff in courts [SOUND]

# The Gauteng High Court’s deputy judge president Roland Sutherland, has proposed three solutions to address the shortage of resources and staff in the courts. He stressed the need for additional judges to alleviate the strain on the judicial system, particularly in dispute resolution. Speaking at the Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr and Ciarb Dispute Resolution Marketplace discussion, Sutherland highlighted the importance of expanding mediation and arbitration as alternative dispute resolution mechanisms to reduce court backlogs: