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Queries over AG's attempt to enter JLSC vs Ayers-Caesar case - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

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CONCERNS have been raised about a potential conflict of interest involving government in the legal battle between the Judicial and Legal Service Commission (JLSC), led by Chief Justice Ivor Archie, and High Court judge Marcia Ayers-Caesar. In July, the Attorney General sought to intervene in the appeal before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. However, on October 3, the Privy Council denied the AG’s application. The Attorney General’s …
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Queries over AG's attempt to enter JLSC vs Ayers-Caesar case - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

CONCERNS have been raised about a potential conflict of interest involving government in the legal battle between the Judicial and Legal Service Commission (JLSC), led by Chief Justice Ivor Archie, and High Court judge Marcia Ayers-Caesar. In July, the Attorney General sought to intervene in the appeal before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. However, on October 3, the Privy Council denied the AG’s application. The Attorney General’s …

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Dr Farrell: Judicial independence vs accountability—why everyone loses in Ayers-Caesar v JLSC

“[…] Both the Privy Council and the Court of Appeal noted that the motivations of the JLSC [in the Marcia Ayers-Caesar case] were not malign. “[…] In my view, reforms are needed of both the Constitution and the Judicial and Legal Services Act. The basis of the reforms must be that judicial independence is not …

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JLSC and CJ’s failure a ‘serious concern’

AT the heart of the Privy Council’s judgment on Monday in the appeal involving Justice Marcia Ayers-Caesar and the Judicial and Legal Service Commission (JLSC) was the reaffirmation of the critical importance of judicial independence and security of tenure to…

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Trinidad Express Newspapers broke the news in on Wednesday, March 26, 2025.
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