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Judge: Fired SSA director’s rights were infringed
“FIRED director of the Strategic Services Agency (SSA) Bisnath Maharaj has won his constitutional claim against the State for his dismissal from the agency in 2015…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

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

Pandemic Hits Law Clerks Hard
“Those that are still alive, healthy and strong are finding it difficult to get work. I’m speaking about a class of workers that before the pandemic was crucial to having a functioning legal office. They are legal clerks, also called law clerks…” 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

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

Sport Ministry’s legal officer blanked in Darryl Smith lawsuit
“A LEGAL officer with the Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs will not be allowed to join the judicial review court proceedings filed by former UNC minister and political activist Devant Maharaj against the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM)…” 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

State to compensate ex-Equal Opportunity Commission CEO for breaches of her rights
“A HIGH Court judge has ordered the State to compensate the former CEO of the Equal Opportunity Commission (EOC) for a breach of the rules of natural justice by the Attorney General (AG) after her contract was not renewed in 2021…” Read more

Judge frowns on $.8m to clean Mayaro market
“A HIGH Court judge has frowned on the Mayaro/Rio Claro Regional Corporation (MRRC) spending o $879,000 on cleaning the Mayaro public market for three years…” Read more

Attorney wants sanctions for tardy judges
“AN attorney has called on the Chief Justice to sanction judges for tardiness in giving reasons for their decisions in a timely fashion. Attorney Anthony Manwah wants these reasons to be given at the time of the decision, and not afterward…” Read more

Jayanti counters Jacob’s ‘muzzle’ claim: ‘Don’t believe government hype’
“United National Congress (UNC) senator Jayanti Lutchmedial says no one is trying to muzzle acting Commissioner of Police Mc Donald Jacob, but regardless of his political allegiance, he cannot compromise the independence of his office…” Read more
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