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Criminal Bar Association: Akili Charles fought to save younger generation from gang culture
Read more“The Executive of the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) has expressed condolences to the family of Criminal Justice Advocate Akili Charles on “his unfortunate and untimely passing”…”

Court action against Belizean government over electoral boundaries
“Trinidadian attorney and his Belizean client determined to not let an “illegal” election proceed…” Read more

Senior fireman wins discrimination case
“A senior fire officer is set to receive compensation for being bypassed for promotion in favour of a colleague, who was his junior. On Monday, High Court Judge Margaret Mohammed delivered a 57-page judgment in which she upheld acting Assistant Chief Fire Officer Siewnarine Ramsaran’s judicial review and constitutional motion lawsuit against the Chief Fire Officer, Public Service Commission (PSC) and the Office of the Attorney General…” Read more

Judge rules against Prison Commissioner
“A HIGH COURT judge has ruled against the Commissioner of Prisons for the unreasonable delay in reclassifying a prison guard’s sick leave to injury leave which hindered his National Insurance Employment Injury Benefit payment…”Read more

Kawalsingh gets over $3m
“Former Police Service Commission (PolSC) member Roger Kawalsingh received $3.489 million in legal fees from the South West Regional Health Authority (SWRHA) during the period 2016-2021…” Read more

Regiment ordered to promote soldier, compensate him
“A soldier who challenged the failure of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) to promote him to the rank of sergeant, forcing him to retire from the TT Regiment in August, will be compensated for the unreasonable, irrational, and unlawful decision…” Read more

ANAND SC V RAMESH SC IN BATTLE OF FORMER ATTORNEYS GENERAL OVER ACTING TOP COP APPOINTMENT, SUSPENSION
“WHILE former Attorney General Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj SC is representing Gary Griffith in preparations to file an application for judicial review against the Police Service Commission (PolSC) to rescind his suspension as…” Read more

Members club sues BIR over gaming tax
“A members club has sued the Board of Inland Revenue (BIR) over its failure to provide reasons for rejecting its objection to having to pay gaming tax for six months before it opened in 2014…” Read more

Judge strikes down police standing orders on destroying pocket, station diaries
“A HIGH Court judge has struck out two standing orders of the police service which deal with how long officers can keep their pocket diaries and station diaries…” Read more

Judge orders release of woman who failed to pay fines
“A San Fernando woman who was jailed for almost eight months for failing to pay close to $.1 million in fines has been freed by a High Court judge…” Read more

UNC gets emergency injunction for LG candidate facing dismissal at Central Bank
“The United National Congress (UNC) has scored a victory in the High Court against the Central Bank of T&T (CBTT) and the Attorney General to prevent the dismissal of one of the party’s nominees for Local Government Elections who was threatened with termination….” Read more

7 Families Join Together to sue State after babies die at POS Hospital
“Seven families whose babies died of neonatal sepsis over four days at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of the Port-of-Spain General Hospital (P0SGH) have joined together to file a class action lawsuit…” Read more
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