Former Attorney General Tennyson Wells has called for an investigation into the conduct of Supreme Court Justice John Lyons for appointing the brother of a woman with whom he had "more than a friendship" to prepare a financial report in a civil case.
Justice Lyons' appointment of accountant Daniel Ferguson was harshly criticised by Senior Justice Anita Allen in her ruling in the case from which Senior Justice Lyons had stepped down. Mr Wells said that PM Hubert Ingraham, A/G Michael Barnett and Chief Justice Sir Burton Hall should implement what investigative process is required into Justice Lyons' actions in order to restore confidence in the judiciary.
"If what is stated in the press is true, then I believe that the PM is duty bound to cause an investigation to be taken with a view to having that particular judge removed for cause. Otherwise the judiciary will be made a laughing stock."
Originally published in The Punch, 27 March 2009.
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