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The Court of Appeal has reserved its decision in a matter related to a citizen’s challenge of the conduct of the last general election. Chief Justice Sir Patterson Cheltenham said on Wednesday that the panel will at a later date rule on whether it will strike out the grounds of appeal filed by attorney-at-law Lalu Hanuman against a High Court judge’s

ELECTION APPEAL CASE ADJOURNED AFTER ‘GRAVE’ SUBMISSIONS BY LAWYERS FOR AG, PRESIDENT The lawyer representing a citizen’s challenge of the conduct of the January 19, 2022 general election has been given additional time to respond to submissions that Chief Justice Sir Patterson Cheltenham said could “bomb his application out of existence”. Lalu Hanuman will return to the Court of Appeal on April

The High Court has granted an interim injunction in favour of surgeon Dr Sahle Griffith which prevents the authorities from charging him criminally in the death of Warren Mottley, brother of Prime Minister Mia Mottley.This latest move follows Coroner Graveney Bannister’s ruling in late December 2022 that Dr Griffith and anesthesiologist Dr Nigel Farnum were negligent in Mottley’s death.After two days of legal arguments by the parties involved, Justice Barry Carrington on Tuesdayhanded down h...

The Barbados Court of Appeal has reserved judgment in the constitutional motion brought against  Attorney General Dale Marshall challenging the composition of the Senate following the 2022 General Elections.The appellate panel comprising Chief Justice Sir Patterson Cheltenham and Justices Jefferson Cumberbatch and Rejendra Narine heard arguments on Thursday from counsel for respondent Marshall and claimant Adriel Brathwaite, a former Attorney General under the Democratic Labour Party (DLP).Thro...

Barbados Police has confirmed that lawmen are seeking assistance from their involving the former deputy speaker of Parliament, Neil Rowe.

The Barbados Police Service (BPS) has engaged overseas expertise in helping it find out who leaked a confidential internal police report in a case involving local parliamentarian Neil Rowe.This was disclosed on Thursday by Commissioner of Police (COP) Richard Boyce who indicated that the key to a possible breakthrough in the investigations may depend on the technology.“That investigation is continuing. We have reached a stage where we are engaging our partners overseas because it is heavily ba...

Former murder accused Pedro Deroy Ellis has brought yet another claim against the state for breach of his constitutional rights, seeking a third payout.Back in August, he was awarded $60 000 in compensation after a High Court judge ruled that his right to a fair hearing within a reasonable time as well as his right to bail had been breached. It was the second such victory for Ellis and his legal team who in July won $75 000 in a related case.In the latest matter, he claims his fundamental right ...

The Barbados Police Service (BPS) has launched another internal investigation, this time into the leaking of a statement to social media. Acting Commissioner of Police Erwin Boyce said a senior lawman was probing the leak of the file in which Member of Parliament Neil Rowe was accused of rape. “We have launched an investigation and I can assure you that it is assigned to a very senior officer who is …

Former Deputy Speaker of the Barbados House of Assembly, Neil Rowe was arraigned [Monday]in the Oistins Court charged with having unlawful sexual intercourse with a female last month. Rowe, the two-time MP for St Michael North West, was not required to plead to the charge that he raped the woman on September 18 this year. The politician was represented by attorneys Roger Forde (KC), and Safiya Moore. Following no objection …

The lawyer representing rape-accused Parliamentarian Neil Rowe has called for whoever is responsible for leaking a police report purportedly given by his client’s accuser to be held accountable.Magistrate Deidre McKenna, before whom the St Michael North West MP appeared in the Oistins Magistrate’s Court on Monday morning, also urged the Commissioner of Police to deal with the matter.Roger Forde K.C., who is representing 43-year-old Rowe along with attorney-at-law Safiya Moore, raised the iss...