By Robert Andre Emmanuel robert.emmanuel@antiguaobserver.com The Senate has officially made having criminal proceedings undertaken by Judges Alone a permanent feature of the Antigua and Barbuda judicial system. The Bill, which was a key recommendation of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court and former Chief Justice, Dame Janice Pereira, will now head…
Tributes are pouring in at this hour following the death of leading attorney and environmentalist John Fuller. Fuller died at his home in Hodges Bay which is
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The Caribbean’s amazing people, lovely islands and idyllic climate are enticing many lawyers to consider broadening their legal practices and having the best of both worlds: quality legal work and quality of life. Each island is a distinct, individual nation state despite having common features as a result of being former colonies of various European powers in the 16th and 17th centuries. Consequently, the legal system of most Caribbean countries is mixed and predominantly based on the laws of its former colonial administration.
The Commonwealth Caribbean describes all English-speaking Caribbean countries – with a commonality of being administered by, and gaining political independence from, the UK – which are geographically situated in the West Indies. The region is made up of dependent British overseas territories and independent states.