THE COURT of Appeal has reinstated preliminary unexplained wealth orders which allowed police to seize the assets of two families allegedly linked to drug trafficking.
That very instructive December 22 judgment by the Privy Council (PC) against WASA’s “negligent failure” in its statutory duties stands out as a flagship decision regarding the role of lawyers, judicial independence, apparent spite and abuse of taxpayers’ money, very insensitive government agencies, lack of proper oversight for government litigation and some reasons for case-backlogs.
A DECADE after their dream home in Iere Village, Princes Town began slipping because of a leaking pipeline, homeowners Darwin and Kamlar Sahadath will receive the $2.2 million compensation ordered by the court.
THE COURT of Appeal has been asked to overturn a judge’s ruling that the Environmental Management Authority (EMA) and the police do not have the power to shut down events or fetes because of noise levels.
THE PRIVY Council has approved an award of $4.8 million for a local contractor for work done for Petrotrin on its platform and block station at its Soldado oilfield in 2004.