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Forcibly retired PC wins appeal at Privy Council
“A POLICE CONSTABLE who was accused of taking part in a kidnapping in 2005, and made to retire after he was exonerated, has won his lawsuit against the Police Service Commission (PSC) at the Privy Council…”Read more

Big Money Compensation for Hijab WPC
“SPECIAL Reserve Police (SRP) officer Sharon Roop, who won her right last November to wear her hijab while in uniform, has been awarded $185,000 by the High Court for breach of her Constitutional rights…” Read more

Customs officer moves to block TTRA from replacing IRD, CED
“A customs officer is seeking an injunction blocking the Government from seeking to replace the Customs and Excise Division (CED) and the Inland Revenue Division (IRD) with the T&T Revenue Authority (TTRA) by August…” Read more

Chaguanas farmer wins lease renewal case
“A Chaguanas farmer has succeeded in her lawsuit over an almost two-decade-long delay in renewing her lease for a parcel of land formerly held by now-defunct State sugar company Caroni (1975) Ltd…” Read more

Court of Appeal rules 2017 Property Tax Mandatory Data Collection was Illegal and Unconstitutional
“The Court of Appeal has ruled that the Government’s brief move to implement a mandatory data collection exercise for the implementation of property tax in 2017 was illegal and breached citizens’ constitutional rights…” Read more

Standing up for the small man
“I am, however, saddened by the fact that the Government compromised the independent office of the Governor of the Central Bank by its ruthless, unfair and unjustified termination of my appointment as governor, in breach of my constitutional rights…” Read more

Sex Abuse Cover-Up
“Attorneys for a lieutenant who was relieved of her duties… asking if she was victimized because she raised questions about alleged sex abuse and assaults of female cadet trainees by senior officers….” Read more

Coast Guard stops police legal adviser on boat with 13 people
“Coast Guard officers intercepted a pleasure craft with 14 people on board last Thursday including the head of the police legal unit…” Read more

State to compensate Inshan Ishmael for bad gun case, charges
“A HIGH COURT judge has found the police acted maliciously and without cause when they arrested and laid charges against businessman and broadcaster Inshan Ishmael in 2017…” Read more

ARMOUR ACTS ON FARIS
“Attorney General Reginald Armour, SC, is seeking the advice of senior and junior counsel in the imbroglio involving former attorney general, now Local Government Minister, Faris Al-Rawi, and Chief Parliamentary Counsel Ian MacIntyre, SC, one of the top public servants in the AG’s Office…” Read more

Anand leads case questioning Gary Griffith’s appointment
“AS the controversy between Gary Griffith and the Police Service Commission (PolSC) rages on, a private citizen has filed High Court action claiming the commission did not legally appoint Griffith to act as Police Commissioner…” Read more

Policeman wins promotion lawsuit
“…The Police Promotion Advisory Board (PPAB) has been ordered to immediately consider Constable Ramdath Phillip, of the Southern Division, for promotion…” Read more
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