The interview with Chief Justice, Vincent De Gaetano, about the performance of the law courts and the judiciary (The Sunday Times, September 7) was clear, to the point and, in certain respects, an eye-opener. I may help to record past performance.

Before World War II, every working day, at about 7 p.m., when lawyers normally closed their offices, they usually met at the Casino Maltese in Strada Reale, Valletta. The Chief Justice, Sir Arturo Mercieca, and other judges, if they happened to be there when the lawyers entered, immediately went out, just making a respectful nod to the lawyers, and went pacing up and down on Palace Square. No lawyer would dare to speak to any of them.

This behaviour occurred at public functions, parties, or any other gathering.

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