Last Updated on December 12, 2019, 1:31 PM AST by Anthony Morris
Resident High Court Judge in St Kitts, His Lordship Mr Justice Trevor Ward, QC, has been assigned to a three-month stint in the British Virgin Islands from January next year.
According to the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court website, the Trinidad and Tobago-born jurist will sit on the bench in Tortola from 11th January to 9th April, 2020.
Justice Ward took up his assignment as Resident Judge in St Kitts in September 2016.
Earlier this year, Attorney General Sen the Hon Vincent Byron Jr in one of several actions to remove Leader of the Opposition and Parliamentary Representative, The Rt Hon Dr Denzil L Douglas from the National Assembly in an hour-long 28-page judgment ruled that Dr Douglas “was not required to and took an oath or affirmation of allegiance to the Commonwealth of Dominica in order to obtain a diplomatic passport.” He also ordered and assessed costs.
Justice Ward in July, 2018, in a civil suit brought by Newton Ground resident, Cuthbert “Big Chief” Mills against Dr Douglas, in order to achieve the same objective ruled that his suit “was an abuse of the process.” He also ordered and assessed costs. Mills’ attorney was Mr Anthony Ross had prepared the civil suit on behalf of Attorney General Byron.
Before his assigment to St Kitts, Justice Ward has served as the Director of Public Prosecutions in the Office of Director of Public Prosecutions in the Cayman Islands from November 2011 to December 2014. Earlier he has served as Senior Crown Counsel in the Cayman Islands Legal Department from November 2007 to October 2011. He also served as Senior State Counsel in the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions in Trinidad and Tobago from 2003 to 2005.
Justice Ward holds a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in English Language and Literature/Letters from the University of the West Indies (UWI), St. Augustine Campus, (1987-1990) with Upper Second Class Honours. He was awarded a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) from the UWI, St. Augustine Campus (1992-1994) with Upper Second Class Honours, attended the Hugh Wooding Law School in Trinidad where he completed his Legal Education Certificate (LEC).
Ward had succeeded Trinidad-born Justice Marlene Carter, who resigned
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