Two former wards of the Government Industrial School (GIS) are in line to receive more than $200 000 combined in damages. Former acting High Court Judge Westmin James, who presided over the matter, also ruled that part of Section 14 of the Reformatory and Industrial School Act was unconstitutional and should be struck from the Laws of Barbados. The two teenage claimants, known as “AB” and “CD”, respectively, spent a …
The prohibition in the General Orders forbidding public servants from participating in active politics has been deemed unconstitutional. In a decision handed down yesterday by outgoing judge Westmin James, the court ordered that all disciplinary proceedings against the public officer who spoke on a political platform during the 2022 General Election should be permanently stayed. Constitutional attorney Gregory Nicholls, who represented Natalie Maria Murray, the public officer who challenged the …
By Fernella Wedderburn and Emmanuel Joseph
A High Court judge has struck down a regulation that prohibited all public servants from actively participating in politics, ruling it unconstitutional.
Justice Westmin James said on Tuesday that General Order 3.18.1 is also “inconsistent” with the rights to freedom of expression and association which are enshrined in the Constitution of Barbados.
“The regulation is overly broad,
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Three judges, Justices Wanda Blair, Westmin James and Anthony L. Blackman, were sworn in on Thursday as their appointments took effect.They were administered the oaths of office by President The Most Honourable Dame Sandra Mason who said the trio was “seasoned in the law” and she expected them to do well.Justice James’ appointment is for two years while Justices Blair and Blackman are in their posts for three years.Chief Justice Sir Patterson Cheltenham, who attended the brief ceremony that was also witnessed by family members of the judges, said the judges were “excellent appointments”.