15 May

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Article 30 – Legal Topic – Child Rights and Protection of Children under the Law

By Sara Martinez Attorney-at-Law Martin George and Co. This lesson provides information on: Introduction Convention on the rights of the child Right to life Right to a name and nationality Right to an identity Right to live with their parents Right to freedom of expression and freedom to information Right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion Freedom of association and freedom of peaceful assembly Right to private life Right to access to information and material Right to protection from violence Right to special protection and assistance provided by the state Right to care if suffering from a mental or...

14 May

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Article 29 – Legal Topic – The Constitution of Trinidad and Tobago

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By Sarah Lawrence Attorney-at-Law Martin George and Co. SUPREMACY OF THE CONSTITUTION The Constitution of The Republic of Trinidad And Tobago Act Chapter 1:01 (hereinafter referred to as “the Constitution”) is the supreme law of the land. The Constitution declares that the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is a sovereign democratic State: Section 1 (1) of the Constitution. Section 2 of the Constitution states that it is the supreme law of Trinidad and Tobago, and any other law that is inconsistent with the Constitution is void to the extent of the inconsistency. ARMS OF GOVERNMENT There are three arms of Government namely, the...

13 May

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Article 28 – Legal Topic – The Police Complaints Authority and Making a Complaint Against Police

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By Janelle Ramsaroop Attorney-at-Law Martin George and Co. INTRODUCTION The normal functions of the Police Service are maintaining public order and safety, enforcing the law, and preventing, detecting, and investigating criminal activities. Essentially, Police Officers are responsible for the protection of the public and the preservation of peace. Section 45 of the Police Service Act Chapter 15:01 : “A police officer shall preserve the peace…” Police Officers have a statutory duty to detect crime and other infractions of the law and to apprehend persons found committing an offence, or persons whom they suspect of having committed an offence as contained in Section 45 of the Police Service...

12 May

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Article 27 – Legal Topic – Medical Negligence Part II – Landmark Decided Cases and Awards Made

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By: Keshavi Khoorban Attorney-at-Law Martin George and Co. We start out this particular article by stating that in our respectful view, the scale of awards and damages for many of these areas of medical Negligence are way too low in Trinidad and Tobago but we invite the public to be the Judge and to form their own opinions hereupon, as we present a few of the decided cases and the awards therein. ANTHONY JORDAN v NORTH CENTRAL REGIONAL HEALTH AUTHORITY CV2012-03889 The Claimant in this matter was involved in a motor vehicular accident and sustained injury including, inter alia, a severe...

11 May

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Article 26 – Legal Topic – Medical Negligence (An Overview)

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By: Sherisse Walker Attorney-at-Law Martin George and Co. Attorneys-at-Law INTRODUCTION Although it is now quite settled that a Medical Practitioner is not obligated or even expected, to achieve success in every case he treats, it has nonetheless been established that he is obligated and expected, and has a duty, to exercise reasonable skill and care in his treatment of each and every patient. Where however, a medical professional performs his job in a way that deviates from the “accepted medical standard of care,” resulting in avoidable harm or injury to a patient, that patient may proceed to initiate Legal...

11 May

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Tough times won’t last -Tobago Business Chamber

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Tobago Business Chamber chairman Martin George is encouraging citizens to remain resilient in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. He is also urging them to obey the Government's Stay-at-Home order and other restrictions. "Tough times don't last, tough people do," George said in a statement. "We urge all members of the public and all members of the association and business persons in Tobago and Trinidad to try to ensure that there is compliance with the requirements that at the end of the day, we will all emerge from this bigger, better and stronger than before." He added, "Trinidad and Tobago, this is a time...

09 May

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Tracy: Executive Council still functioning

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Health Secretary Tracy Davidson-Celestine said the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) Executive Council remains functioning in the absence of a sitting chief secretary. Davidson-Celestine was responding to attorney Martin George’s view that since the resignation of Kelvin Charles, the non-appointment of a new chief secretary has rendered the Executive Council dormant. In a WhatsApp voice note on Friday, George said the existing THA Act does not address the voluntary resignation of a sitting chief secretary. “At this point, there is no Executive Council of the THA in existence because under the THA Act, it specifically states that the Executive Council comprises the chief...

08 May

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Article 25 – Legal Topic – Consumer Rights and Liability against Manufacturers and Merchants for Defective or Inferior Products

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By: Sara Martinez Attorney-at-Law Martin George and Co. Attorneys-at-Law INTRODUCTION There are various measures in place to safeguard the buyers of products from manufacturers and other salespersons from engaging in unfair practices in law. The Sale of Goods Act Chap 83:30 addresses the Rights of Consumers in relation to Products sold to them. Section 16 0f the Sale of Goods Act states: “(1) Except as provided by this section and section 17 and subject to any other written law, there is no implied condition or warranty about the quality or fitness for any particular purpose of goods supplied under a contract of...

08 May

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Kelvin Charles’s costly resignation

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Kelvin Charles's resignation as Tobago House of Assembly (THA) Chief Secretary on April 30 has left a significant hole in his wallet. Now that his role in the THA is reduced to that of assemblyman, having also lost his portfolio as Secretary for Education, Innovation and Energy, Charles' only responsibility is that of his electoral district, Black Rock/Whim/Spring Garden. The former chief secretary previously took home $41,030. An assemblyman without portfolio, like the Progressive Democratic Patriots' (PDPs) Farley Augustine, receives a salary of around $11,320 while those who also function as secretaries, such as the Division of Sport and Youth Affairs' Jomo Pitt,...

07 May

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Article 24 – Legal Topic – A Citizen’s Rights While under Arrest

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BY: Sarah Lawrence Attorney-at-Law Martin George and Co. Attorneys-at-Law Definition of ‘Arrest’: An arrest is often defined as the seizing or touching of the person of an individual with a view to restraining him: Alderson v Booth [1969] 2 QB 216. However, the author of Commonwealth Caribbean Criminal Practice and Procedure 4th Edition noted that an arrest may be constructive, that is, the arrestor may not physically touch the person he has arrested. Once an individual (arrestee) knows that he is forbidden to leave, this may constitute an arrest. Who can make an arrest? An individual may be arrested with or without a...

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