Understanding the Law

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Traffic Tickets-2
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December 8, 2006
No one wants to contravene the law of the land and as we all know ignorance of the law is no excuse. Hence we would review the Motor Vehicle (Amendmen...
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Traffic Tickets
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December 1, 2006
There is one recent piece of legislation which will affect you drivers out there and so it is necessary for you to become familiar with it so that you...
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Is the justice system on trial?
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November 24, 2006
Last week we received the astounding news on television that Orenthal James Simpson, better known by his initials OJ, who was tried and acquitted for ...
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Grounds for appeal
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November 17, 2006
Nothing is wrong with a robust closing speech but….. High Court trials deals with evidence put forth by witnesses (including the defendant if he giv...
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Good Character Principles 2
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November 10, 2006
Last week we looked at how the good character principles were established by the Privy Council and used by the lower court. This week we continue to l...
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Good character principles
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November 3, 2006
After a person is convicted for murder he could appeal to the Court of Appeal if there were irregularities in the conduct of the case. He must have gr...
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Retrial 2
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October 26, 2006
A retrial takes place when a case in the High Court ends in a mistrial, for example, where there is a 'hung jury', that is, the jury is unable to reac...
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Retrials
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October 20, 2006
The Court of Appeal of the Eastern Caribbean States presided in SVG last week from the October 9 to 11 and one judgment given on the first day of the ...
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People, buckle up!
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October 13, 2006
Last week we looked at the new law dealing with seat belts. It is expected that everyone will try every possible means to remember to buckle their sea...
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Fasten your seat belts
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October 6, 2006
The Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic (Amendment) Act, No 12 of 2006 makes some new demands for users of motor vehicle by requiring the mandatory use of...
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Marriage Officer 3
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September 29, 2006
A marriage officer is given an oral examination of the Marriage Act, Chapter 173 of the Laws of St. Vincent and the Grenadines by the Registrar of the...
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Marriage Officer 2
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September 22, 2006
Last week we looked at the law pertaining to marriage officers in St. Vincent and the Grenadines because there appears to be an interest in the topic ...
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Possessory Title 3
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September 8, 2006
Filing of documents for possessory title has already begun at the Possessory title unit in the High Court in accordance with Possessory Title Act, No ...
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Possessory Title 2
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September 1, 2006
You are occupying a piece of land which belongs to another person. You did not pay for it. You have been living there for twelve or more years. You ha...
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Possessory title
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August 25, 2006
The court recently gave notice of the assignment of His Lordship the Honourable Justice Albert Matthew to St. Vincent and the Grenadines specifically ...
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Transfer of land
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August 18, 2006
Some time ago we looked at the major way by which land is transferred from one person to the other, that is, conveyance by sale. We noted that when la...
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Mediation in legal circles
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August 4, 2006
You may have heard of the word “mediation” in relation to trade union dispute settlements, but it is now a catchword in legal circles in the Organ...
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The Maestro-Lord Denning
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July 28, 2006
Last week we looked at statute and case law, and this week we would look at one of the great architects of case law, the eminent English jurist, Alfre...
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Statutes and Case law
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July 21, 2006
As personnel of the judicial branch of government, the duty of the judge in the court is to interpret the law not to make laws. The duty to make the l...
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The Game of the People
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July 14, 2006
Last Sunday, July 9th 2006, millions of people the world over were glued to their television sets watching the Finals of World Cup 2006 soccer played ...
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Sexual offences pt. 2
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July 7, 2006
Last week the above captioned topic was introduced and the issue of rape was more particularly dealt with. In this article we would continue to look a...
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Sexual offences
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June 30, 2006
The Laws of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Revised Edition (1990) list the following as sexual offences: rape, indecent assault, incest by a man or w...
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Protect our children
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June 23, 2006
Another bit of disturbing news came in last Friday’s newspapers that many young girls are being ravished by older men and in some cases relatives. T...
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Correcting Documents
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June 16, 2006
The Register Office otherwise known as the Registry which is housed in the Court house building is the repository for special documents that may be re...
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Rape and the death penalty
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June 9, 2006
The vicious rape of two teenage visitors last week horrified everyone. Rape is the nightmare of every female and I must say that of parents who feel t...
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In contempt of Court
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June 2, 2006
The court is an important institution which deals with matters of grave consequence. In most cases one party will win and the other will lose. It is n...
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Contract Pt.3
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May 26, 2006
I had broken off our discussion of the contract to bring you a bit on the sub judicate rule and this week we will continue from where we left off. Con...
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Sub judice Rule/ Contempt
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May 19, 2006
Black’s Law Dictionary gives the pronunciation for sub judice as sab joo di see and suub yoo di kay. It is the Latin for “under a judge”. Sub ju...
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Contract pt.2
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May 12, 2006
Last week’s article gave an insight into the law of contract and the major elements of a contract. It also dealt with one of the main elements of a ...
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A look at Contract law
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May 5, 2006
Agreements are made everyday in our market directed economy. In most cases something of value is exchanged for money. The law of contract provides for...
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Deed of gift
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April 28, 2006
It is not unusual for persons who are in possession of land to give portions to their friends and family during their life time. Any gift given during...
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Consider the effect of smoke on your neighbours
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April 21, 2006
I am diverting from my usual topic to make an appeal for clean air. Some time ago we looked at the issue of nuisance and it was mentioned that a nuisa...
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Questions and answers about VAT
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April 13, 2006
Last week we looked at VAT and this week I will try to answer some of the questions that you are asking. From 2007, VAT will affect our lives and we n...
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Value added tax
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April 7, 2006
Chapter 310, Finance (Provision for payment of taxes) Act of the Laws of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines provides for the payment of consumption tax ...
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Levying of taxes
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March 31, 2006
In all organized societies the citizens have been required to pay taxes whether in kind or with the currency of the time to the governing body or rule...
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Transfer of parental rights part-2
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March 24, 2006
Chapter 163, the Adoption of Children Act of the Laws of St. Vincent and the Grenadines provides for matters pertaining to adoption. Number 53 of 1992...
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Transfer of Parental Rights
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March 17, 2006
Women today are finding many ways of starting a family. If they cannot find the right partner or their partner is infertile they may choose to have sp...
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Negligence-Part II
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March 10, 2006
The law pertaining to negligence is quite broad and many writers have made the topic the subject of a single book. Like most topics I would not be abl...
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Negligence
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March 3, 2006
It is important to note from the start that negligence could be either a tort or a criminal action. It is however the aim of this article to deal with...
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Taking care of documents served on you
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February 24, 2006
The court’s bailiff or process server approaches you. He identifies himself and tells you that he has a document to serve on you. If you refuse to a...
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The law of tort
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February 17, 2006
For the last two weeks we talked about the Law of Tort which deals with tortuous liability and we identified it as one area of Civil Law. So as to mak...
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More on Nuisance
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February 10, 2006
Last week we looked at the tort of nuisance and the Noise Act (the Act) in particular. The Act is a statutory provision given under Chapter 278 of the...