The Community Justice Centre
Five organisations have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to set up a Community Justice Centre (CJC) that aims to help unrepresented litigants through its services. The MOU was signed on 20 June 2012 by the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports, Ministry of Law, Subordinate Courts, Tan Chin Tuan Foundation and The Law Society of Singapore.
The Patron of the CJC is Chief Justice Chan Sek Keong.
The CJC will start operations from the fourth quarter of 2012. To be located at the Subordinate Courts, the centre will provide services like a Lay Assistance Scheme, legal clinics, practical support, referral and public outreach services.
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