AG without practising certificate?

THE EDITORS: The disciplinary committee of the Law Association is purported to have issued guidelines concerning the requirements of a practising certificate.

Apart from this indirect notice, has the committee done anything else which would address the concerns of citizens as also espoused by the opposition?

The elephant in the room is the appointment of an Attorney General who has not held a practising certificate since 2001.

The very essence of the role of an Attorney General, either by convention or law, is the issuance of legal advice and the review of state matters with a view to render a legal opinion on behalf of the state.

In the circumstances, would it be reasonable to ask if the lack of inclination by the committee to address the glaring constitutional crisis is due to the fact that the committee, which boasts of unfettered power and/or discretion, is not inclined to address the issue?

Maybe it is due to the fact that no formal complaint has been made. It could also be that this matter falls outside of the unfettered remit of the distinguished committee.

If the appointment of the Attorney General is found to be null, void and without effect, does that make the entire Cabinet of TT also illegitimate?

DE VAN NARINE

bishop, founder

Prophetic and Apostolic Ministries International