The decision by Justice Cicely Chase paves the way for the Senate to begin its work, says Attorney General Dale Marshall. He was responding to the decision handed down in the courts on Monday which threw out the preliminary arguments in the constitutional motion brought by former Attorney General Adriel Brathwaite. It challenged the makeup of the Senate, arguing it was not properly constituted with 18 instead of 21 members. …
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The language of The Constitution is clear, said Queen’s Counsel Garth Patterson. It says the Senate shall consist of 21 senators and that word “shall” means it is mandatory, he declared. The senior counsel, representing former Attorney General Adriel Brathwaite, made the submissions when the constitutional motion challenging the validity of Parliament continued before Justice Cicely Chase via Zoom yesterday. The motion is alleging that the Senate, with only 18 …
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The constitutional motion brought by former Attorney General Adriel Brathwaite, QC, challenging the constitutionality of Parliament has been adjourned until February 25. Madame Justice Cicely Chase made the announcement today after hearing case management submissions from Brathwaite’s attorney Garth Patterson, QC, and Government’s lawyer Leslie Haynes, QC. The constitutional motion is alleging that the Senate, with only 18 senators, is not properly constituted and, therefore, by extension, neither was Parliament. …