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On Saturday 24th June 2017, the Grenada Bar Association will be hosting a Continuing Legal Education Seminar at the Coyaba Beach Resort from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. featuring the most distinguished Caribbean Jurist Mr. Justice Vasheist Kokaram, High Court Judge of Trinidad & Tobago, who will be discussing the ethical challenges and obligations of the profession as well as the concept of judicial mediation as an alternative method of addressing the chronic backlog of cases awaiting trials in the High Court.

The Seminar will also feature presentations by the General Legal Council, which is the disciplinary body constituted under the Legal Profession Act to deal with disciplinary complaints against attorneys and to ensure compliance with the mandates of the Act; Mr. Henry Joseph ACCA, is expected to address the proper handling and operations of clients’ accounts to ensure compliance with the Act and the OECS Code of Ethics.

This Seminar is being hosted by the Grenada Bar Association as part of its mandate to ensure that there is a Continuing Legal Education system in place for its members.