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Public making a number of complaints against lawyers- BVI Bar Association
Ms Daley Aspinall was at the time giving her report following the Annual General Meeting of the BVI Bar Association at Ogier's Conference Room on Thursday, January 18, 2018 when a new 5-person Council was elected to serve for 2018.
The re-elected President, according to a press release from the association, reminded members of the Association that such complaints must be sent to the Attorney General for consideration as the Disciplinary Committee, which was envisioned under the Legal Profession Act, had still not been constituted, almost 2 years after the Association had submitted the name of its proposed representative for the Disciplinary Committee.
Meanwhile, according to the press release, the President delivered her report on the Association's activities over the period since the previous Annual General Meeting held in September 2016.
“Despite the devastation of Hurricane Irma the Council continued to lend a voice to the territory's legal practitioners in circumstances that have been challenging, particularly in view of damage caused to court buildings and the disruption to essential services. On a positive note, the President highlighted that restoration and upgrades to court facilities are envisaged by the government's recently published draft recovery plan,”
The President described the Association's lobbying activities during the period including its continuing engagement with stakeholders involved in the administration of justice through courtesy calls and meetings with government and court officials. The Association had also participated in several consultations undertaken by government.
Members of Council
Ms Daley-Aspinall, a Partner at Harney Westwood and Riegels (Harneys), returned as President of the Council for the third consecutive term, having run unopposed for the position. She is joined by returning officers Ms Shelly Bend, the In-House Legal Advisor at Trident Trust Company (BVI) Limited (First Vice-President) and Mrs Kimberly Crabbe-Adams, Senior Associate at Harneys (Second Vice-President). The Treasurer, Mr Nicholas Brookes, is a Senior Associate at Ogier and the Secretary, Mr Ruairi Bourke, is a Partner at Maples and Calder. The Treasurer and Secretary are both first time members of the Council.
The BVI Bar Association is a voluntary organisation comprising members of the Virgin Islands’ legal fraternity. The main aims of the Association include maintaining the honour of the ‘BVI bar’, supporting the independence of the judiciary and promoting the improvement of the administration of justice. The Association was established in 1976.
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29 Responses to “Public making a number of complaints against lawyers- BVI Bar Association”
Let's see who elected her and the people will understand trump talk is all about the money
Careful now, you're genius is showing
Its about the money, its not even about proper representation its more like some of these lawyers care more about monies than the truth.
The will represent the devil accusing Jesus.
But they can do such thing because for the most part the bvi is not a law enforcing country.