AG Chambers defeat GBA in court matter – Part 2
The Grenada Bar Association (GBA) has failed in its efforts to get the Court of Appeal to rule in its favour in a matter that...
Grenada Bar Association
More water for SVG
The Grenada Union of Teachers is among local organisations that are sending humanitarian relief to the people of St Vincent today. The water is being...
Jimmy Bristol elevated to Queen’s Counsel rank
After serving for 31 years as an attorney-at-law, James “Jimmy” Bristol has now been elevated to the rank of Queen’s Counsel (QC) to join a...
Lawyers can open Offices
The powers-that-be in Grenada have relented and made provisions for attorneys-at-law in the country to open their offices for business to the public. THE NEW...
Lawyers unhappy with State of Emergency
The Grenada Bar Association (GBA) has raised concerns on whether the constitutional rights of citizens are not being violated by the Keith Mitchell-led government which...
Minding Your Legal Affairs – Alternative Dispute Resolution (Part II)
Arbitration is perhaps the most commonly pre-meditated alternative dispute resolution mechanism. It is an out of court procedure designed to resolve disputes using one or...
Minding Your Legal Affairs – Alternative Dispute Resolution (Part I)
Disputes in life are inevitable, whether in our personal or business lives. In our culture, our minds have been conditioned to think of the Court...
Minding Your Legal Affairs – Copyright in Grenada
The Parliament of Grenada passed a new Copyright Act in 2011, intended to protect copyright in its modern construct, replacing the 1989 version of the...
Minding Your Legal Affairs – The shared responsibility of road maintenance
Grenada is perhaps one of the most intricately networked countries and it is public perception that all maintenance works are for the Government to bear....
Minding Your Legal Affairs – What is Child Labour?
The International Labour Organisation defines it as work which deprives children of their childhood, potential and dignity, and which is harmful to their development. It...
Minding Your Legal Affairs – Some Do’s Upon Buying Property
If you want to borrow to buy, first approach your financial institution to inquire of its terms of lending and obtain a pre-approval, including for...
Minding Your Legal Affairs – The Employee’s Rights- Part VI
In this week’s article, we will address: (1). Who is considered to be an employee entitled to the protections of the Act (Employment); (2). What...
Minding Your Legal Affairs – The Employee’s Rights- Part V
So far, the four (4) articles dealing with employee’s rights under the Labour Code have addressed general protections for the employee with penalties for breach...
Minding Your Legal Affairs – The Employee’s Rights – Part IV
In the last article, The Employee’s Rights – Part III, we started to look at leave entitlements under the Employment Act. In this Part, we...
Minding Your Legal Affairs – The Employee’s Rights – Part III
You will recall that in Part I of The Employee’s Rights, one of the protections set out as being guaranteed by the Employment Act was...
Minding Your Legal Affairs – The Employee’s Rights- Part II
In Part I, one of the protections set out as being guaranteed by the Employment Act was that of the right to minimum standards set...
Minding Your Legal Affairs – The Employee’s Rights -Part I
An employee’s rights were first protected in the law of contract. However, because employment relationships are most often between persons of unequal bargaining power, the...
Minding Your Legal Affairs – VIII Should You Set up a Company?
You run or wish to start a business. Should you set up a company for the business? Some factors to consider in doing so: (1). ...