Legal Practitioners (Amendment) Act 2010
Continued Fourth Schedule Code of Conduct Preamble This Code of Conduct is intended to lay down minimum standards to which attorneys-at-law are required to adhere. Its promulgation is not intended to deny the existence of such other duties and rules of conduct at the Bar as were extant immediately before our attainment of independence on [...]
Legal Practitioners (Amendment) Act 2010
Continued 38. (1) The Registrar shall make the appropriate entry or alteration in the Court Roll and publish the appropriate notice in the Gazette whenever the Court orders the name of an attorney-at-law to be removed from the Court Roll or that the attorney-at-law be suspended from practising law; where by the virtue of any [...]
Know your rights
As we observed World Consumers Rights Day on March 15 2011 consumers are reminded to know their rights. The right to basic needs The right to safety The right to be informed The right to choose The right to be heard The right to redress The right to consumer education The right to a healthy [...]
Legal Practitioners (Amendment) Act 2010 Continued
(2) In any matter or hearing before any Court, where the Court considers that an act referred to in subsection (1) has been committed by an attorney- at-law other than the Attorney General or a Law Officer, the Court may make or cause the Registrar to make an application to the Committee in respect of [...]
Legal Practitioners (Amendment) Act 2010
Continued from last week AN ACT to amend the Legal Practitioners Act. Enacted by Parliament of Guyana:- PART II DISCIPLINE … 25. (1) There shall be a Chairman of the committee who shall be elected by the members from among the members who have at least ten years
Legal Practitioners (Amendment) Act 2010
AN ACT to amend the Legal Practitioners Act. Enacted by Parliament of Guyana:- 1. This Act, which amends the Legal Practitioners Act, may be cited as the Legal Practitioners (Amendment) Act 2010. 2. Section 2 of the Principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following definitions in their correct alphabetical order – “Bar [...]
Alternative Resolution Dispute Act 2010
Explanatory Memorandum This Bill seeks to provide for the mediation of disputes as an alternative to litigation. PART 1 PRELIMINARY This Part provides for the short title and the commencement date, which is to be appointed by the Attorney General. It defines words used in the Act. PART 11 Clause 3 states that nothing shall [...]
New Building Society Act 12 (Amendment) Act 2010 Explanatory Memorandum
This Bill seeks to amend the New Building Society Act, Cap 36:21, to provide for the licensing and supervision of the Society, by the Bank of Guyana primarily under the Financial Institutions Act 1995, the Bank of Guyana Act 1998 and any other law. The Bill seeks to amend the New Building Society Act, Cap [...]
Reaction to Disability Rights Act
The following article is by Julie Lewis, herself disabled, on the Disability Rights Act which was passed by Parliament last year and signed into law by President Jagdeo in November. The passage into law of the Disability Rights bill augurs well for persons living with disabilities for several reasons. Foremost among these is that disabled people [...]
Contempt of court
Here is the new Contempt of Court Act, which was passed last year. Contempt of Court Act No.25 of 2010 An Act to define and regulate the law with respect to contempt of Court and related matters. Enacted by the Parliament of Guyana. PART I PRELIMIARY 1. This Act can be cited as the Contempt [...]
Recognising the rights of those with diabilities
Persons with Disabilities Act No.11 of 2010 signed by President Bharrat Jagdeo on November 2, 2010 The Explanatory Memorandum in the bill states: “(This Bill in effect spells out Article 149 of the Constitution in relation to protection from discrimination on the ground, in particular, of disability. The Bill is in consonance with the United [...]
Taking students out of the classroom and into the natural world
This Christmas Day we bring you something a little different, but of concern to consumers none the less. We print below an article from the Evergreen Nature Study Club, which is engaged in sensitising young people especially to their natural environment. At least a dozen times each year, a group of high school students boards [...]
Convention on the Rights of the Child
Continued from last week ARTICLE 3 1. In all actions concerning children, whether undertaken by public or private social welfare institutions, courts of law,
The Rights of the Child
The convention on The Rights of The Child (CRC) is an important document in that it represents a shift from the articulation of the needs of children to the characterization of children as persons with rights. The convention represents the commitment of signatory countries to ensure that these rights are enshrined and guaranteed in their [...]
Choose your electrical appliances with care
The Guyana National Bureau Standards warns consumers as follows: We are already in the Christmas season and it is generally the peak period for purchasing household items including electrical appliances. It is a fact that the business community is already prepared for the expected increase in the volume of sales at this time of the [...]