Grenadian lawyer James Bristol KC has filed a claim of Certiorari via Judicial Review against the Judicial and Legal Services Commission (JLSC) to appoint Justice Eddy Ventose as a Court of Appeal Judge of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) with effect from January 8, 2024.
In the literal sense, Certiorari means ‘to be certified‘ or ‘to be informed’. It is issued by a higher court to a lower court or tribunal either to transfer a case pending with the latter to itself or to squash the order of the latter in a case.
In his Fixed date claim, Bristol claims among other things that “Justice Ventose did not meet the qualifications for his appointment as outlined in section 5 of the Court’s Order at the date of his appointment.”
“He has not been a Judge for period of 5 years as outlined by section 5 (2) (a) (i ) of the Courts Order nor was he qualified to practice as an advocate or had practiced as an advocate for less than 15 years as is required by Section 5 (2) (a) (ii ) of the Courts Order.”
See Fixed Date Claim