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...

18 May

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Children marriage and the different Acts in relation to it.

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HINDU MARRIAGE ACT CHAPTER 45:03 Hindu Marriage Act MUSLIM MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE ACT CHAPTER 45:02 Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act MARRIAGE ACT CHAPTER 45:01 Marriage Act...

16 May

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THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ACT, CHAP. 12:02

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Cited as the Criminal Procedures 2016 and comes into force on the 2nd January 2017. criminal procedure rules ...

12 May

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Strategic Services Amendment Bill 2016

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SSA Amendment bill...

25 August

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Baptiste v. Baptiste TT [1991] HC 1

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Case Name : Baptiste v. Baptiste TT [1991] HC 1 Judge: Sealey J Subject: Family Law Country: Trinidad and Tobago Facts In this case the petitioner alleged that she was forced to leave the matrimonial home with the two female children of the family ages 10 and 5 respectively on the 4th day of July 1990. The petitioner stated that she was no longer able to bear the severe physical and mental abuse she was made to suffer at the hand of the respondent. At the time of the hearing, the petitioner resided in the home of her mother. Due to limited space she and her daughters shared one...

25 August

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Balraj v. Dewar TT [1994] HC 74

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Case Name: Balraj v. Dewar TT [1994] HC 74 Judge: Shah. J Subject: Family Law Country: Trinidad and Tobago Facts In this case the grandmother of Keisha Murisha Dewar ( a minor) applied for custody of the said minor pursuant to the Family Law Act. The minor’s biological father, the respondent in the case, also applied for custody of the said minor. When the minor was still an infant she was left in the care of her grandmother by her biological father and mother. She grew up not knowing her father, mother and siblings. The minor’s biological mother later died in a car accident and...