St. Kitts and Nevis Law Reform Commissioner Engages In Training Activity

St. Kitts and Nevis’ Law Reform Commissioner Ms. Josephine Mallalieu was among a group of six regional trainees hailing from five territories who attended the 2019 Consolidation of Laws Training exercise held at the Regional Law Revision Centre in Anguilla. The intense exposure to the rudiments of the consolidation cycle was staged over the period of 23^rd and 24^th May 2019. The other countries represented were The Bahamas, The British Virgin Islands, The Cayman Islands and the Turks and Caicos Islands.

The sessions included were designed to provide the necessary skill sets to foster clarity and precision in dealing with the various tasks associated with law revision. The revision of laws involves considerable exercises including amendments of existing legislation as well as the elimination of duplication and obsolescence. 

As a summary and complement to the detailed technical and procedural insights shared, participants were expected to glean greater knowledge about:

• The consolidation cycle
• How consolidation impacts on Chambers
• The techniques employed in the consolidation cycle
• Document management at each stage of the consolidation cycle; and
• Other miscellaneous consolidation issues

The overarching goal of the Regional Law Revision Centre is described as ensuring the accuracy and availability of laws throughout the region. As such it seeks to offer its services to assist in providing “continuous, high quality and cost effective law consolidation, law revision and training services, thus empowering the Attorneys General of Overseas Territories and Caribbean states to pursue good governance and efficient access to the law”

The Centre was launched in 2007 as a result of the instrumentality of the British Government through its Department of International Development. It was initially developed to provide its services to its Overseas Territories in the Caribbean. The aim was “to find a sustainable way to maintain the regular publication of accurate and accessible revised laws in each of the ….Territories”. Since that time, other Caribbean countries including St. Kitts and Nevis have sought the support and assistance of the Centre in order to enhance their own efforts at continuous consolidation and revision of their legislation.

Photo Caption:

1.Ms. Josephine Mallalieu (extreme right) among group of participants at the 2019 Consolidation of Laws Training Workshop 

2. Gov Tim Foy presents certificate to Ms. Josephine Mallalieu