Annual Report 2004 - 2005
Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court annual report 2004 - 2005 Anguilla . Antigua and Barbuda . The British Virgin Islands . The Commonwealth of Dominica . Grenada . Montserrat . Saint Kitts and Nevis . Saint Lucia . Saint Vincent and the Grenadines mission statement To serve its Member States by providing access to a system of justice that is accountable and independent, and administered by officers in a prompt, fair, efficient and effective manner. vision statement The achievement of professionalism and excellence in the timely, effective and efficient access to, and administration of a cohesive, independent and accountable system of justice for the benefit of its Member States. 2 table of contents ______________________________ Message by the Honourable Chief Justice [Ag.] 7 Eastern Caribbean Judicial System 11 Members of the Judiciary 13 The Court Structures Project 19 Court of Appeal 25 Judicial Clerkship 27 Legal Internship 28 Judicial and Legal Services Commission 31 Information and Communication Technology Developments 32 Mediation 36 Judicial Education Institute 40 Funding of the Judiciary 45 Grenada: Effects of Hurricane Ivan 49 Court Productivity 51 Appendix 76 3 THE HONOURABLE CHIEF JUSTICE (Ag.) BRIAN G.K. ALLEYNE, SC 4 Message By The Honourable Chief Justice (Ag.) As we end another year of activities we once note in particular the devastation wrought provide appropriate physical space and again have to report the departure from our by Hurricane Ivan to Grenada in September accommodation for the conduct of Court of another giant, in the person of last year, resulting in, among other things, mediation, but hopefully this problem will Justice of Appeal and Acting Chief Justice severe damage to the principal High Court be resolved soon where accommodation has until his resignation, Adrian Saunders, who building and Judge’s Chambers, one of the not yet been provided.
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