My view, not shared by many, is that a significant impediment to delivery of justice in New  Zealand  is  the  complexity  and  inaccessibility  of  our  rules  and  our  continual perpetuation of a culture and attitude which are inconsistent with the way our societies otherwise operate.  This approach may be fun and fine for lawyers, but it does nothing to  enable  people  in  a  sensible  and  seemly  way  to  get  their  problems  resolved.    These views  are  held  not  merely  by  those  represented  by  community  law  agencies.  The  most strident criticisms came from business, commerce and the professionals. The  law  in  its  established  formats  is  failing  to  respond  to  the  identifiable  needs  of  real women  and  men.    The  perpetuation  of  our  system  seems  to  have  become  an  end  in itself.    I  invite  you  to  each  consider  openly  and  critically  what  is  required  in  your  countries.  Are the Rules of Court an aid or a barrier?  Do they facilitate getting to the nub of a problem in a simple, principled manner? I suggest that at least the procedural rules could and should be simplified for the tens of thousands of disputes  which people need to have resolved in the lower level courts so they  can  get  on  with  their  lives.  I  have  already  mentioned  our  proposals  in  relation  to civil  procedures  in  the  high  volume  courts.    The  Law  Commission  has  also  recently published   a   report   which   could   potentially   greatly   enhance   the   effectiveness   and    fairness  to  all  of  pre-trial  criminal  processes.    But  even  the  modes  reforms  advocated there I suspect will face opposition by Judges and lawyers.    The  current  system  is  not  working.    The  answer to  overloading  and  delays  cannot continue  to  be  appointing  more  Judges  to  do  it,  as  we  have  always  done.    Principled,