Last Updated on January 9, 2025, 2:46 AM AST by Anthony Morris
The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court will initiate the New Law Year 2025 on Friday, January 10th, 2025, under the theme “Accessibility and Awareness – The ECSC Bridging the Gap Through Community Awareness”.
The New Law Year will begin with its traditional Ceremonial Opening proceedings and will be hosted by Member State Saint Lucia, where the first scheduled sitting for the Court of Appeal for 2025 will be conducted.
Commencement of the New Law Year 2024 took place on Friday, January 12th, 2024, under the theme “Innovation and Justice Reform”, with host Member State being Grenada.
Ceremonial Opening
The Ceremonial Opening will start with a service at the St Paul Anglican Church on Main Street, Charlestown, Nevis at 8 am which will be streamed live, and will be followed by a parade to The Theodore L Hobson KC Court Building on the Main Street.
At the Theodore L Hobson KC Court Building, Inspection of the Guard will take place in which the head of the state will examine a guard of honor.
The Special Sitting of the Court will start at 9:30 am, soon after the Inspection of the Guard ceremony followed by a special address by the Chief Justice Mario Michel at 10 am, to mark the beginning of the New Law Year.
The Chief Justice will deliver the address live from Saint Lucia along with the Attorney General of Saint Lucia, speakers from other Member States and Territories of the Eastern Caribbean including Miselle O’Brien of St Christopher and Nevis.
The Ceremonial Opening can also be watched on the Court’s website and Facebook page and social media pages of Member States like Nevis Newscast, SKNIS, and UWITV.
The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC)
The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, established in 1967, and headquartered in Castries, Saint Lucia, is a superior court of record for the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS).
The main responsibilities of the Supreme Court are to interpret and apply laws of the various member states of OECS, to judge both the civil and criminal cases, and to hear appeals.
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