Judge stops $20m payout
THE High Court has set aside an award totalling about $20 million to nine people who were accused but eventually found not guilty of murdering businesswoman Vindra Naipaul-Coolman in 2006.
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THE High Court has set aside an award totalling about $20 million to nine people who were accused but eventually found not guilty of murdering businesswoman Vindra Naipaul-Coolman in 2006.
CRIMINAL BAR ASSOCIATION president Israel Khan, SC, says he is eager to know if the Stanley John report into how the State failed to defend itself against a $20 million lawsuit, unearthed evidence of wrongdoing on the part of any individual. John, a retired judge, reportedly handed over the 60-page report to Attorney General Reginald
AT LEAST one attorney is defending Attorney General Reginald Armour, SC, and his predecessor Faris Al-Rawi, saying neither can be expected to micro-manage departments that fall under the AG's Ministry. The lawyer, Anthony Manwah, is also calling for sanctions on State attorneys who “failed spectacularly in performing their duties,” referring to the State's failure to
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THE state’s failure to defend a malicious prosecution lawsuit, which saw an eventual order by a Master of over $20 million in compensation to nine men acquitted of the murder of Vindra Naipaul-Coolman, was blamed on the case file somehow disappearing. This was the explanation given to the country, including the Prime Minister, at a