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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
Hang up on jokey TSTT case
“FRIDAY’S ruling by the Court of Appeal that the Telecommunication Services (TSTT) is a public body subject to the Freedom of Information Act was an inevitable outcome which now provides clarification on a matter that should never have required clarification in the first place…” Read more
Former Pres student wins case against Education Ministry
“A former Presentation College student has won his lawsuit over a move by the Ministry of Education to retroactively modify the criteria for Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) scholarships in 2018…”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
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
Nurse with Guillain-Barré syndrome loses claim for disability grant
“FORMER nurse Ruth Peters, who is paralysed from the neck down, with 90 per cent disability, has lost her legal challenge over her denial of a disability grant, because she is not considered “permanently disabled…” Read more
Social activist challenges Griffith’s acting appointment as CoP in court
“EVEN as acting Police Commissioner Gary Griffith challenges the Police Service Commission (PSC) to suspend him from resuming duty, one citizen is challenging his acting appointment as top cop…” Read more
No injunction against UNC senator: judge says Cummings’ case ‘weak’
“YOUTH Development and National Service Minister Foster Cummings has failed in his attempt to stop Opposition Senator Jayanti Lutchmedial from publicly speaking about his private and confidential information…” Read more
Ramlogan’s witness-tampering trial on hold as defence raises a constitutional point
“FORMER attorney general Anand Ramlogan, SC, will not go on trial this week on allegations of witness tampering as he has, instead, raised an issue only the High Court can determine…” Read more
Businessman, wife win challenge over $1m held under Proceeds of Crime Act
“A Central businessman and his wife are to receive compensation from the State after they successfully appealed a judge’s dismissal of their challenge of a magistrate’s order to detain over $1 million…” 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
Opposition Leader condemns Armour’s attack on Judge
“Attorney General Armour’s pathetic press conference to explain why he and his sidekick Faris Al-Rawi failed to defend…” Read more