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Legal action if JSC does not advertise for judges locally and overseas, ensure they can deliver judgements promptly
A lawyer and a public commentator on Wednesday warned the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) of legal action if it fails...
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GY$5 million final settlement for surviving families of children burnt in Mahdia Dormitory fire
Attorney General Anil Nandlall on Monday confirmed that the surviving families of the 20 children who were burnt to death...
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‘Big fish’ drug trafficker convicted, jailed – CANU
Andrew Morgan The conviction and sentencing of Michael Andrew Morgan for cocaine trafficking is being hailed by the Head of...
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Judicial Service Commission to be activated soon
President Irfaan Ali on Wednesday announced that the Public Service Commisssion (PSC) would by this weekend be fully constituted, a...
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High Court strikes down police detention of lawyer as “unconstitutional”
Attorney-at-Law Nigel Hughes and Attorney-at-Law Tamieka Clarke The High Court has ruled that the police detention of a lawyer because...
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Law books: High Court’s GY$10m libel decision against Basil Williams basis for suing other accusers- AG Nandlall
Mr. Anil Nandlall and Mr. Basil Williams Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall on Saturday said the...
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Prosecutors Code dictates Dharamlall should be charged based on “Public interest”- GHRA
-Code also considers health of victim, withdrawal from case Director of Public Prosecutions, Shalimar Hack. Guyana's Code for Prosecutors provides...
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CCJ’s Judge Anderson reappointed to Court of Arbitration for Sports
Judge of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) and Chairman of the CCJ Academy for Law, Justice Winston Anderson has...
Read moreDetailsTrinidad-model plea deal legislation seeks to ease Guyana’s backlog of criminal cases, reduce prison population
Guyana is borrowing Trinidad and Tobago's plea bargaining legislation, aimed at facilitating discussions between prosecutors and offenders to ease the...
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Hughes defends decision to represent Dharamlall in rape allegation
Attorney-at-Law Nigel Hughes chatting with People's National Congress Reform supporter Lurlene Nestor outside his office. Well-known Guyanese lawyer Nigel Hughes...
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