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A few weeks ago Chief Justice Patterson Cheltenham revealed that after a ‘dig’ 70 matters were discovered lying idle in the court system. In other words, some lawyers are filing a notice of appeal and leaving the matter in abeyance without active follow up to activate the matter therefore adding to the burgeoning case load. When the matter is called by the Court of Appeal, according to the Chief Justice, the lawyer filing the notice is sometimes a no show and in many cases fail to also apprise lawyers representing the respondents.
Barbados Underground has been a strident voice over the years in the call for the Barbados court system to get its act together in order to deliver on the maxim – “justice delayed is justice denied”. Chief Justice Patterson Cheltenham was appointed from being active as a lawyer and should be aware of the gaming methods lawyers co-opt to frustrate the system. It is disappointing after all the years of criticism Cheltenham’s predece
Ms Ram Mirchandani to clear water arrears
Article by May 8, 2021
An agreement was reached today between the Barbados Water Authority and popular businesswoman Ms Ram Mirchandani.
This comes after an injunction was filed in March, by Ram’s legal team, in response to the BWA turning off the water supply to her company Knitwear Limited as a result of non-payment.
Justice Michelle Weekes, who heard the injunction, made a number of orders including payment of half the total arrears, inspection by the BWA and full payment of the monthly water bill going forward
That judgment was appealed and on April 16, the Court of Appeal, led by Chief Justice Patterson Cheltenham and Justices of Appeal Margaret Reifer and Francis Belle, ordered that the matter be adjourned until today to permit the parties to explore the possibility of settlement given the terms of Weekes’ order.
May 1, 2021
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by Guy Hewitt
I was contacted by a fellow citizen suggesting that she recently saw Gline Clarke in the vicinity of St. George Parish Church. I advised that it must be an apparition as our High Commissioner to Canada must be hard at work in Ottawa. How wrong I was.
When I perused the Government of Canada’s website on Foreign Representatives in Canada: Heads of Missions, I was shocked and dismayed to discover that Barbados has no representative listed, not even a chargé d’affaires.
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