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Cummings: I was asked to withdraw from university due to oversight of not referencing quotations
“Minister of Youth Development and National Service Foster Cummings has responded to claims that he was banned from pursuing postgraduate studies at a university because of plagiarism…” Read more

Judge orders DPP, TTPS to probe conduct of former ILP leader
“A High Court Judge has asked the Disciplinary Committee of the Law Association, the T&T Police Service (TTPS), and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to look into the conduct of former Independent Liberal Party (ILP) political leader Rekha Ramjit and her daughter about questionable legal transactions they provided to a now-deceased man of Tobago…” Read more

Attorneys hit out at AG’s ‘joke’ defence
““What a joke!” was the exclamation made by the team of attorney who represented the nine former murder accused who were awarded $2 million for malicious prosecution in the Vindra Naipaul-Coolman murder case on Monday…” 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

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

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

Widow wins $.5M lawsuit over cop’s handling of dangerous driving case
“Over a decade after her husband was killed in a car crash, which left her and her two young sons injured, a widow from south Trinidad has won a landmark lawsuit over the police’s handling of the case against the truck driver, who caused the accident…Read more“

Judge condemns police actions
“A HIGH COURT judge has condemned the actions of two policemen who sexually harassed a suspect they arrested and held for two days at the Four Roads station in February 2017, before releasing her without charges…” 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

Appeal Court clears way for legal avenue: BAIL FOR MURDER
https://newsday.co.tt/2022/02/17/appeal-court-rules-on-bail-act-murder-accused-can-now-apply-for-bail/?fbclid=IwAR1EU4rAilIcNbu2bOC3jfk1lsxW1C57N74BVuRsSUzRfD9e-xG8JrtI0jI

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

Govt senator to pay ex-Central Bank head $.5M
“Government Senator Dr Lester Henry was “reckless” when he alleged on a radio programme that former Central Bank Governor Jwala Rambarran used taxpayers’ money to effect repairs to his private home…” Read more
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