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These individuals were urged to repay the benefit by December 31, 2020 to avoid tax issues. [27] Confusion on eligibility arose from language used to describe who could receive the CERB with the requirement being $5,000 in net income vs. $5,000 gross income. [27] [26] The CRA later admitted the semantics were 'unclear'. [26]
The Gun Court Act originally instituted a Full Court Division, in which cases were to be heard by a panel of three Resident Magistrates. This was replaced by the High Court Division after the Privy Council struck down the Full Court Division in the Hinds case, as judges of the lower levels of the judiciary were not empowered by the Constitution ...
Clover Graham (1956–2012) was a Jamaican lawyer, university lecturer, and honorary liaison to the UNHCR in Jamaica (1998–2012), specialising in human rights. [ 1 ] Early life and education
The Jamaica Labour Party opposed granting CCJ full powers on the basis that it was a hanging court. [ 60 ] [ 61 ] In February 2005, the Privy Council declared that the CCJ-related companion bills passed by the Jamaican Parliament in 2004 were unconstitutional and therefore void.
The Judges' Rules are a set of guidelines about police and questioning and the acceptability of the resulting statements and confessions as evidence in court. Originally prepared for police in England, the Rules and their successor documents have become a part of legal procedure not just in Britain but in places as far afield as Jamaica, Zambia and Western Samoa where English law is followed.
The Island Special Constabulary Force (ISCF) was the first reserve to the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) until both forces got the green light to merge in May 2014. [1] Approximately fifty eight percent (58%) of the personnel were deployed in Kingston and St. Andrew. Establishment of the ISCF was 2,091 members, but the most current strength ...
In the Commonwealth Caribbean, a Legal Education Certificate is a professional certification awarded to a person who has completed a course of study and training at a law school established by the Council of Legal Education. [1]
In 1997, Harvey became involved with Jamaica AIDS Support for Life (JASL), [2] an organisation that was a partner of Christian Aid. [3] He became the group's Kingston co-ordinator, and in this position primarily worked to ensure that the marginalised groups within the country – including prisoners, sex workers, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people – had access to ...