The Bail Act An Act to amend the law relating to release from custody of accused persons in criminal proceedings and to make provision for legal aid for persons kept in custody and for connected purposes. The Bail Act of Trinidad and Tobago The Bail (Amendment) Act 2015 The Bail (Amendment) Act 2015...
Continue readingCited as the Criminal Procedures 2016 and comes into force on the 2nd January 2017. criminal procedure rules ...
Continue readingBackground The Children’s Authority of Trinidad and Tobago is being established to champion the well-being of all children, to safeguard them from abuse and neglect, to provide care and protection for those who are at-risk and vulnerable and to restore childhood. In order to achieve these goals, the Authority will be a hub for the delivery of integrated services to children. The principles which underpin the Authority’s execution of its functions – the promotion of and respect for the rights of children – are to be found in the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the United Nations...
Continue readingMany people aspire to one day own their own homes and go to great lengths to achieve this. Certainly in Trinidad and Tobago we have witnessed a rapid growth in the real estate sector and have stood by and watched prices of property soar to all-time highs. Everyone is looking for their dream property and may have budgeted for it, but many times, in the quest for the perfect home, several of the costs associated therewith remain hidden until it is time to sign on the dotted line. Added to the cost of the property could be real estate agents’ fees, as...
Continue readingThis week’s column was prepared with assistance from Ms Dawn Palackdharry Singh, attorney-at-law and lecturer at the Cipriani College of Labour and Co-operative Studies.THE author Rosemarie Bell Antoine writes in her book Commonwealth Caribbean Law and Legal Systems, “the Constitution can be defined as a body of law containing the rules that determine the direction of the State, including the manner in which the State is organised and the body of fundamental principles according to which the State is governed.”It is the parent law by which all other laws are measured and is in essence the supreme law of the...
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