Recent Cases

A NEW GRANT man has been awarded more than $250,000 in damages after the High Court found he was unlawfully arrested, beaten, falsely imprisoned and maliciously prosecuted by police officers in a case described as abusive, oppressive and unconstitutional. The ruling was delivered yesterday by Justice Nadia Kangaloo, who upheld the civil claim brought by Anslem Neptune against the Office of the Attorney General. Neptune was represented by attorneys Abdel Mohammed and Shania Si

A former nurse will receive $850,000 in compensation after suffering injuries in a fall at the old Central Block of the Port-of-Spain General Hospital in 2018. The settlement was reached after the North West Regional Health Authority (NWRHA) conceded liability at the start of the trial before Justice Westmin James on September 23. According to court documents, the nurse, who requested anonymity for security reasons, was carrying linens on Ward 41 in June 2018 when her foot sl

The Office of the Attorney General has been directed by the High Court to pay a combined total of more than $.5 million to a Couva couple...