First of all, I think we should.... Again, our concern is that this is going to have the effect of potentially leading to even longer delays in the system.
I should just say that I was called to the bar almost 18 years ago, and I remember when trials took markedly shorter time, even for serious criminal offences. Now we are seeing trials that routinely take 18 to 30 months or longer. It's our concern that if this framework is imposed, who knows where we'll be in 10 years? Perhaps we'll be seeing trials routinely taking five years and up.
Rather than perhaps—
