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I'm sorry, I'm going to address some of the still outstanding issues as best I can in the context of the potentially hyped-up E-Judiciary, but in a brief, informal way. E-this and E-that are all fine and very [very] commendable. What's worrisome is the E-judiciary works in a process-environment of the 1980s. Here's some context for you: Not enough staff attending the registry counter at Court of Appeal 2nd floor counters, counters are seen to be open 'for enquiry', late, 8 45am. They should be ready for lawyers at 8 am sharp, all counters must be manned in full force, not just one or two, while some of the others missing. TV screens for cause list [this is the facade of E-whatever, since its wow 'technology' factor] is fine but if you have 60 cases for example and counsel have to wait for the 'TV screen' – monitor - to flip or scroll to the next page, this will be an awful torture for lawyers indeed. Paper cause list, almost long lost in the system cycle over the years, must be reintroduced [complimentary to the TV screens of course], and, hear this, 5 [yes five] copies of EACH paper cause list must be displayed on a designated notice boards, on 2nd floor at least. This is because many lawyers will scrum to get a glimpse of their respective cases and to know which court deals with their matters. The over dependence [and over excitement] on the "keying-in computer kiosks" is fine and I’ve no qualms on that but don’t create ONE KIOSK when 70 lawyers may be queuing to tap the same damn screen, now in the registry we have only one!? Create 10 [ok, I exaggerate] more kiosks [and spread them all over the palace] and make sure the tapping and keying of cases [case numbers] will bring ‘instantaneous’ results like ‘Google search’ [you know what I mean – the Google self completing search is a breeze]. We too can and should get results in a blink [for good measure, put also the keyboard there, in case. You will agree, some terminals' screens are not being regularly wiped clean, so your tapping becomes hard like you tap and tap and tap, it keeps quiet like a frame freeze syndrome, they refuse to accept your click or tap on the screen – because yes, the screen is either dirty or the CPU needs to be retired for good or the server is too hot or even because of coding-routine conflicts. The insertion of case numbers [by us, lawyers] become panicky, tedious, a rushing thing, as lawyers at the back of the queue stretch their necks, to look ahead, wondering what's taking the poor lawyer too long at the kiosk terminal ahead. There is no large TV display showing "KES SEDANG DI DENGAR, AND 'KES SELESAI" being continuously displayed in the waiting room [really, inside the pendaftaran counters room]. The trouble is, the TV screen ‘list of turns’ [list of cases] may well be different from the order which appear on the paper based 'cause list' [yes, the one I mentioned earlier. Despite E- this and E -that, unlisted cases still pervade, even though not as alarming as it used to be. Court letter sent on the 14th [for example] to solicitors when the hearing date is on the 15th sadly still happens and what did you get as the reason – I suggest this “But we fax to you same day maaa, surely got one”. I know, I know. BC has a lot on its plate. But this area is for the members of the legal profession, esteemed lot no less in the form of officers of the court [we are part of the judicial system, and you bet we have a say in this]. This current and present issue needs to be tackled in HOLISTIC MANNER, what more when both the Council and the judiciary are presently concluding the century old Rules of the High Court we have come to know so well. What an opportune time to address these issues. I am raising this to open our eyes, the eyes of the Bar Council, of the State committees, so as to pave way for a truly meaningful and non-contradicting E-system that we at the Malaysian Bar can really be proud of. This is not Merdeka Square politics because there the arguments may take along different 'shades of grey' - that's why its called Grey area!. But true modernisation and smooth practice procedure knows no such grey thing if we put our minds to it. This is the real thing. No more lethargic approach. May I therefore, call upon the court liaison committee or the rule committee or the practising committee or a task force to focus on these pressing 'counter service and file management issues' and let this definitive area of concern, and not politics, be the main KPI and NKRA of the council and its state committees. Let's move on to ensure that Registrars and Judges too get the benefit of a fresh, new 5 star service.