I’VE always gotten my mum a Mother’s Day present. Not so, this year. But she will understand.
Since Easter, every Covid-19 conference has given us grimmer news than the last. The PM’s conference on Friday was devastatingly frightening. What seemed like a far-fetched scenario for over a year is coming to reality… This very week, based on the statistics, it seems our healthcare system for Covid-19 patients will collapse. I have no words for when that happens. It is chilling.
Covid-19 is spreading through our little piece of paradise like wildfire.
Yet still, we have this almost insatiable need to leave our houses. We just can’t stay home! We have to drink and mingle and buss a lil’ lime somewhere, anywhere. Nothing can stop it, not even a tiny, invisible, potentially deadly virus. You see, the “God is ah Trini” mentality is strong in many of us. Sigh.
I am genuinely scared for my family, my friends and my country. We are not being disciplined enough to stop this Covid-19. And this Brazilian mutant strain that’s out there infecting us is a game changer.
But I am pleased to note that many of my colleagues are taking this virus very seriously. Many are choosing to work at home, or not see clients physically at their offices. Since I run a private legal practice, I too have taken the decision to work at home and have ceased all physical meetings with clients while we wait for the crisis to pass.
This does not mean that there aren’t many lawyers available right now. Since the pandemic began, the Judiciary has done a remarkable job keeping the wheels of justice turning, at least for civil matters, (being the area I practice).
Hearings are being done virtually, and all that is required to attend is an internet connection and a computer. Documents are being filed electronically via pdf scans, with no one physically going to the courts. Even serving filed documents are being done by email.
We attorneys, while not meeting with you face to face, will still be able to talk to you over the telephone, or use various video chats available such as that provided by WhatsApp. Even payments for legal services are being allowed via online bank transfers. So, the work of the law goes on.
The risk of catching and spreading Covid-19 right now is just too high. Last week had no less than 2 cases of parent and child dying within days of each other from this virus.
Please, I beg you all, stay home!
Resist the urge to lime and congregate for the next 2 weeks. Life is precious and that is what’s at stake.
Civil Litigation Attorney at Law & Certified Mediator.
Disclaimer:The contents of this article are for general informative purposes only. It does not provide legal advice and does not create an attorney-client relationship with any reader. For legal advice on your specific situation, please contact an Attorney-at-Law of your choosing directly. Liability for any loss or damage of any kind whatsoever allegedly incurred a consequence of using content in this article is thus hereby excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law.
On The Brink Of Disaster
I’VE always gotten my mum a Mother’s Day present. Not so, this year. But she will understand.
Since Easter, every Covid-19 conference has given us grimmer news than the last. The PM’s conference on Friday was devastatingly frightening. What seemed like a far-fetched scenario for over a year is coming to reality… This very week, based on the statistics, it seems our healthcare system for Covid-19 patients will collapse. I have no words for when that happens. It is chilling.
Covid-19 is spreading through our little piece of paradise like wildfire.
Yet still, we have this almost insatiable need to leave our houses. We just can’t stay home! We have to drink and mingle and buss a lil’ lime somewhere, anywhere. Nothing can stop it, not even a tiny, invisible, potentially deadly virus. You see, the “God is ah Trini” mentality is strong in many of us. Sigh.
I am genuinely scared for my family, my friends and my country. We are not being disciplined enough to stop this Covid-19. And this Brazilian mutant strain that’s out there infecting us is a game changer.
But I am pleased to note that many of my colleagues are taking this virus very seriously. Many are choosing to work at home, or not see clients physically at their offices. Since I run a private legal practice, I too have taken the decision to work at home and have ceased all physical meetings with clients while we wait for the crisis to pass.
This does not mean that there aren’t many lawyers available right now. Since the pandemic began, the Judiciary has done a remarkable job keeping the wheels of justice turning, at least for civil matters, (being the area I practice).
Hearings are being done virtually, and all that is required to attend is an internet connection and a computer. Documents are being filed electronically via pdf scans, with no one physically going to the courts. Even serving filed documents are being done by email.
We attorneys, while not meeting with you face to face, will still be able to talk to you over the telephone, or use various video chats available such as that provided by WhatsApp. Even payments for legal services are being allowed via online bank transfers. So, the work of the law goes on.
The risk of catching and spreading Covid-19 right now is just too high. Last week had no less than 2 cases of parent and child dying within days of each other from this virus.
Please, I beg you all, stay home!
Resist the urge to lime and congregate for the next 2 weeks. Life is precious and that is what’s at stake.
Be safe, Trinidad and Tobago.
Copyright © 2021 Neela Ramsundar, LL.B (HONS), L.E.C
Civil Litigation Attorney at Law & Certified Mediator.
Disclaimer: The contents of this article are for general informative purposes only. It does not provide legal advice and does not create an attorney-client relationship with any reader. For legal advice on your specific situation, please contact an Attorney-at-Law of your choosing directly. Liability for any loss or damage of any kind whatsoever allegedly incurred a consequence of using content in this article is thus hereby excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law.