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THE Assembly of Southern Lawyers (ASL) has written to Chief Justice Ivor Archie, in his capacity head of the Judicial and Legal Service Commission (JLSC), warning that the Family Court system is at risk of collapse.

In the letter, ASL president Saira Lakhan described widespread dysfunction in the Masters’ courts.

She said there were excessive delays in non-contentious matters, adjournments without notice or explanation and long wait times even in urgent domestic violence cases.