The judges’ strike weighs heavily on the work of lawyers, already undermined by the crisis. (Illustration photo Bigstock)
In Lebanon, National Lawyer’s Day has been observed on Oct. 10 for 12 years, but it has never been more bitter than this year. The crisis — specifically the recurrent judges’ strikes, protesting their worsening working and living conditions, the most recent of which has been ongoing since August — have been a constant drain on lawyers’ work and resources, as people are less inclined to resort to the courts and hire lawyers to represent them.“The overwhelming majority of the 12,000 lawyers who make up the Beirut Bar Association suffer from the courts’ paralysis,” said Nader Gaspard, president of the Beirut Bar Association.“People no longer have confidence in the justice system. They are reluctant to hire lawyers, because judges are hardly issuing any verdicts. They know that they will not be able to win their rights,” said Imad Martinos,...
In Lebanon, National Lawyer’s Day has been observed on Oct. 10 for 12 years, but it has never been more bitter than this year. The crisis — specifically the recurrent judges’ strikes, protesting their worsening working and living conditions, the most recent of which has been ongoing since August — have been a constant drain on lawyers’ work and resources, as people are less inclined to resort to the courts and hire lawyers to represent them.“The overwhelming majority of the 12,000 lawyers who make up the Beirut Bar Association suffer from the courts’ paralysis,” said Nader Gaspard, president of the Beirut Bar Association.“People no longer have confidence in the justice system. They are reluctant to hire lawyers, because judges are hardly issuing any verdicts. They know that they will not be able to win their rights,”...
