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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

Privy Council told: Parliament did not trust Judiciary on bail
“THE Privy Council has been urged not to be swayed by a claim there was a measure of mistrust by the Parliament of the Judiciary when it passed legislation in 1994 to introduce a prohibition to bail for anyone charged with murder…” Read more

Judge throws out AG’s lawsuit against Watson Duke
“WATSON Duke is no longer a defendant in the AG’s interpretation claim over his appointment as deputy chief secretary of the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) while still head of the Public Service Association (PSA)…” Read more

Judge orders police to return cash to San Juan businessman after seizure
“Cash seized by the police pursuant to criminal investigations must be returned to their owners in the currencies they were taken…” Read more

Former WPC gets $1.6m for fall
“A FORMER police officer has been awarded more than $1.5 million in compensation after she was injured in a fall at a police station in the Western Division in 2007…” Read more

Court rules in favour of public health inspector over vacation leave
A career public servant who challenged civil service regulations restricting the annual leave of a public officer charged with indiscipline or misconduct has won her lawsuit against the State… Read more

Nelson already paid $1m in indemnity agreement with government
“ALMOST $1 million in legal fees have been paid by the State to Vincent Nelson KC, as part of the purported indemnity agreement signed by former attorney general Faris Al-Rawi…”

High Court: DPP’s failure to respond to FOIA ‘unacceptable’
“The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) came in for a tongue-lashing by the High Court for failing to respond to a request from a former murder accused…” Read more

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

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

Bail discretion a good move
“The Appeal Court’s declaration that the mandatory denial of bail to persons accused of murder under the Bail Act is a landmark decision of profound impact…” Read more

Nonsensical argument on height policy for cops
“Sometimes, it is better for Minister of National Security Fitzgerald Hinds to just hush, rather than open his mouth and make himself look foolish…” Read more
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