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Newman was defence attorney in Integrity case....
Panday’s lawyer now in Jack’s corner
Published: 19 Aug 2009
FLASHBACK: British Queen’s Counsel, Alan
Newman, right, with Opposition Leader
Basdeo Panday outside the Port-of-Spain
Magistrates’ Court in March 2006.
PHOTO: KEITH MATTHEWS
British Queen’s Counsel, Alan Newman, who represented Basdeo Panday at his trial on three charges of failing to declare his London bank account to the Integrity Commission in 2006, is now in the corner of Chaguanas West MP, Jack Warner, preparing to file a slander writ against Panday. Newman arrived in Trinidad yesterday afternoon and was met at Piarco International Airport by Warner, the first vice-president of Fifa. Warner has brought Newman to Trinidad to prepare documents and to launch the legal challenge to allegations made by Panday on a radio programme last week.
Newman is no stranger to Trinidad and Tobago. He has represented local parties before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council on six occasions. The most notable was his representation of Panday before Chief Magistrate Sherman Mc Nicolls in March 2006 when the Leader of the Opposition went on trial on three charges of knowingly failing to declare his Natwest bank account in Wimbledon, London, to the Integrity Commission for the years 1997, 1998 and 1999. Panday was found guilty on April 24, 2006, and sentenced to two years in prison. Newman was not involved in the appeal as Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj SC appeared in the Court of Appeal which quashed the conviction and set aside the sentence on the ground of apparent bias by the Chief Magistrate.
The Court of Appeal ordered a retrial, but Panday challenged this in the Privy Council. In London, Panday was represented by Richard Clayton QC. The Law Lords ordered Panday to face a second trial, but he has filed a judicial review case challenging the retrial.
Newman was called to the British Bar in 1968 and made a Queen’s Counsel in 1989. He specialises in judicial review, extradition and commercial law. He has appeared in the Caribbean in several high profile cases. In 2006, he represented the Maha Sabha in their battle with the Government over the delay by the State in granting a broadcast licence to Central Broadcasting Services Limited. Newman also represented the 18 United National Congress (UNC) Members of Parliament who did not receive their salaries following the 18-18 tie of 2001.
The Privy Council ruled that the MPs were entitled to their salaries from the day after the general elections, once they had taken their oaths of allegiance. Even before he appeared for Panday in the integrity trial, Newman represented the Couva North MP in a constitutional motion in the Privy Council in which he contended that Panday was charged under the 1987 Integrity in Public Life Act, which was repealed by the 2000 Act. He lost that case. He successfully represented two police officers, Eusebio Cooper and Clifford Balbosa, against the Director of Personnel Administration on the issue of promotions. He is also on record as appearing in the 1994 Privy Council case of Commercial Finance Company Limited versus Ramsingh Mahabir, as well as Hearde v Mahabir Singh, a 1992 Privy Council case—both matters dealing with retrenchment.
The real'Balls of fire' this
The real'Balls of fire' this one promises to be!!
Now that the sponsor has apparently pulled out, this one is promising to to be the match of the millenium.
Will the balls swing leg side or off side, or will reverse swing prevail? It remains to be seen who will get caught at long leg, short leg or in the deep. Scoring will be slow and risky because of the man at silly point.
What is not certain is that we'll not see many maidens in this contest. But for sure, we can guarantee a lot of no-balls.
Both Mr Warner and Mr Panday should make sure and use protective gear: pad up properly and protect their heads from any rising balls.
OOps! I forgot, Mr Warner is a footballer. And where did I get the idea that Mr Panday is rumoured to be good at hitting sixes at Kensington Oval?
For sure, they must be warned to look our for the short-pitched rising balls, the leg break, the off break or the bouncer. Worst of all, they better look out for the doosra, the one which Muralitharan created and which looks like it's going down leg stump when it really going off stick!
Both of them had better bat in dey crease!
ajfyzabadbutlertown
THE REAL 'BALLS OF FIRE
THE REAL 'BALLS OF FIRE THIS'.
What does the weatherman say?
Is it not possible that rain may stop play?
Then bail(s) will surely be
Then bail(s) will surely be coming off, Alloy Chang. Warner warned of a 'long, hot summer', so no rain is likely.
ajfyzabadbutlertown
Mr Newman knows these two
Mr Newman knows these two gentlemen. He would better serve their cause by knocking their heads together, talking some sense into them and putting an end to all this political bacchanal which is only distracting from the real issues facing the country. By the time they are finished slugging each other, neither would be left standing. The political cemetery is littered with victims of political suicides. As free advice, may I suggest they both make way for others who have a fresh take on the politics? They have both done well in their respective fields of achievements, but sadly it's time to close this chapter and move on before scoring any more own goals.
Come on man you really think
Come on man you really think he cares about the infighting???? At the end of the day he has been hired to do a job and it's the money that matters.
Right, right, right... makes
Right, right, right... makes perfect sense.
Alan Neuman, a Queen's Council, trained in Law, receives hundreds of thousands of dollars per case, WORLDWIDE... turning his back on a legal brief to instead engage in political councelling???
"Serve their cause"??????? Who is Neuman's client? Panday? Or Warner? Make sense man!
The Chest is where the heart is, THINK WITH YOUR HEAD - that is where your BRAIN is located.
No matter where the brain is
No matter where the brain is located,Marchalis, it's 'balls on fire'. Don't know if they'll need to recall Brian Lara instead of Ato Boldon this time.
ajfyzabadbutlertown
....to compare lawyers to
....to compare lawyers to hookers is quite unfair to the ladies who reserve the right to reject unsavory clients, whereas the former will jump in bed with the devil himself....if the price is right....
Zando Lee There
Zando Lee
There are lawyers who turn down 'clients'.
At the end of the day, aren't we ALL prostituting ourselves... "if the price is right"?
If you are employed, you may 'hate' your job; 'hate' your boss, your colleagues, but you still turn up for work for the money, no?
If you are self-employed, you still have to 'smile and bare teeth' to get the 'clients' or 'contracts' for the money, no?
When someone 'sweet talks' those with the authority to do something for them, you think that person is not prostituting themselves, even if no money is changing hands?
Who do you call when you are falsely accused of something? Ghostbusters? Noooooooo!!!!!!!! The lawyers!
Have a heart for the lawyers who sit across from their 'client' whose eyes are full of maco tears pleading their innocence or that they are indeed the 'injured party', on the grave of their favourite toy (even though they know they won't get the death penalty) and , yet, the 'client' knows full well not only did they eat the cake, they licked the plate clean too!
PS. The following exchange could refer to any of us...
WC Fields: My dear...would you sleep with me for a million dollars?
Debutant: Why Mr Fields, of course i would...
W.C. Fields; My dear, would you sleep with me for a dollar?
Debutant: Why Mr Fields, I most certainly would not....what kind of girl do you think i am??
W.C. Fields: My dear, That we have established, now we are just haggling on the price!!
In their hey day, certain 'super models' allegedly would not get out of bed for a modelling job if it was under US$10,000. They would not get out of bed for US$9,999.99 yet they would for US$10,000. See the difference US$0.01 makes?
At the end of the day, unless we have gizillions in the bank, we are all prostituting ourselves... the only difference is the price at which we do so... and you had better make it worth MY while! Just... show me the money!
La Diva
Not a lawyer but...
Not a lawyer but...
Isn't there grounds for conflict of interest, if Alan Newman QC first represented Mr Panday (irrespective of who paid his fees) and is now representing Mr Warner, against Mr Panday?
I would imagine Mr Newman QC would have to obtain Mr Panday's permission (irrespective of who paid the fees) in order to represent Mr Warner against his 'first' client. I somehow do not see Mr Panday agreeing to that, inspite of who paid the fees. But, I could be wrong.
Perhaps someone with legal knowledge could clarify?
Take care this case - for all the chest pounding going on - does not get thrown out...
La Diva
Like I said before, Pandey
Like I said before, Pandey has reached his end. It's a pity he didnt go out with dignity. To me, it looks to late. The writing is on the wall. We are in for a very short fight, and as I have maintained Warner will rest it on Pandey without grease, so it's gonna pain like hell. Only thing I can tell Pandey, is "stand tall mate, stand tall".
Ha ha ha ha ha
"I would imagine Mr Newman
"I would imagine Mr Newman QC would have to obtain Mr Panday's permission... in order to represent Mr Warner"
LAUGHABLE!!!!!!!!! You have quite an imagination!
This would only obtain ONLY if Neuman was on retainer from Panday. As it stands, this is NOT the case. Warner knows this, since more than likely he was the one who paid Neuman's fees for Panday's cases in the recent past. Panday also knows this, and despite never practicing law in Trinidad and Tobago since the late 60's, Panday cannot do a damn thing about it. Neuman was paid for his services, there endeth the association. Any future cases he takes on is not dependent on who he represented in the past. This is a professional business transaction... eh ha no friends in dis. He will not be the last lawyer to try a case against someone he once represented. You notice how quiet quiet Panday is? He cannot afford to lose what little remaining support he has by looking scared. His main task IN LIFE right now is saving face, pretending to be brave, and smiling BROADLY before every single camera pointed in his face... and MASK his fear well. You can tell bey the way he laughs outside the court and hails out anyone who calls out to him. He will coach his MPs on how to mask their fear also, given that all of them seeing how serious Warner is and that he means business. But make no mistake, all of them scared. And Panday, he bracing for the legal hurricane coming his way... that man see more court than Michael Jordan.
Laughable? Perhaps.
Laughable? Perhaps.
Fanciful? Maybe that too. Imaginative? Oooh Definitely. (I was a straight A student in 'Creative Composition'! ;D)
But, even though this is Trinbago, you may want to check the UK Law Society rules, if you haven't already done so, to confirm if what I am saying is without merit.
Remember, we still have the Privy Council in our backyard. ;D
In any event, I am sitting here with my smoked salmon bites, patiently waiting for the next instalment of this saga...
La Diva
La Diva , there is no
La Diva , there is no conflict of interest , Newman worked for Panday before and he is working for Jack Warner now . If Panday lose this slander case , many poor people are going to be happy - especially those in Chaguanas West and Couva North . In 2012 , Jack should run in Couva North and Mayor Natasha Navas should run in Chaguanas West . ATW - Barbados .
We will no longer be able to
We will no longer be able to say resign with dignity,the limping silverfox will have to go and lick his foot in a corner without that.
That QC is the neighbour who makes confusion between her best friends and that is exactly what he is here to do.
The morality of a lawyer is the same as that of a politician. (Mr Bass made and gave us that definition)that is why so many of them in Trinbago are politicians.
Interesting Case: It would
Interesting Case: It would be interesting to see how Mr. Newman is able to reconcile the slander/defamation allegedly made by Mr. Panday and the fact that his own client played a tape recording of the alleged slander not once but twice at a meeting he convened, and paid for to be broadcast on more than one radio station. In all likely hood Mr. Warner caused the said slander to be heard by more people than the original act.
This case would surely be one to follow to determine whose action, Mr. Warner or Mr. Panday, caused more harm to the person seeking redress. Indeed Mr. Pandey may be proven wrong but Mr. Warner's may have assisted by Mr. Pandey's defense by his very own actions
Be honest here and ask
Be honest here and ask yourselves who is to gain by all this baccanal. Why it's Manning of course and the PNM. they are just sitting back and enjoying this. Warner now without a doubt is working for Manning. To embarass Panday and to weaken the opposition is Warner and Manning goal.Boy birds of feather flock together is a true saying.
Panday lawyer?? oh come on
Panday lawyer?? oh come on now, does Panday own Newman? What kind of sensational journalism is that a headline to sell news? The man am sure has a price and is free to be hired by anyone so if Alan Newman goes to represent the PNM will be now become Manning's lawyer?
This entire suitation is so digusting but the media ignores all the other serious problems facing this country and dwell on this as if all is well in T&T, carry on folks no wonder we seems to be getting nowhere as a nation.
Persad said "weaken the
Persad said "weaken the opposition". It really have a set of jokers in thi socuntry. In which world, can any party, UNC, COP, PNM whatever led by a convicted man (Pandey) ever make it to the Government? This is one of the most impotent opposition parties ever in the history of Trinidad. eople saying that Warner is a PNM agent. But what reason can Pandey give for not giving up leaderhip. Pandey once said after he won elections, that Manning should give up being opposition leader because he lead his party to an election defeat. How uch more defeats must Pandey lead his party to? In the meantime, decent citizens are being robbed, murdered and kidnapped. If Pandey doesnt knw he isnt capable of leading the UNC to government whatever the state of the PNM, lets just say, all the mad people not in St Anns.
Convicted - Governing
Convicted - Governing Counties
My friend you are wrong when you question in which world can a convicted man make it into gov't. In this world. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela served 27 years in Prison on Robben Island, and served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999; Mr. Raila Odinga served numerous terms in prison - there was a revolving door process for him - in and out. He was once charged with treason, held without trial for 6 years, etc. And today he is the current Prime Minister of Kenya; Mr. Moran Tsvangirai who was charged with treason, etc. was arrested, sent to prison and tortured by police. Today he is the Prime Minister of Zimbabwe. And the list goes on in countries across the globe. Do we see a semblance of or possibility of some of these political hijinx going on in T&T? I wonder. I am no fan of Mr. Panday, especially with his current behaviour - he served his country well and its time he takes his exit from the political arena. When we overstay our welcome you tend to get into trouble - and boy is he in trouble! But we must keep a level head during these trying and uncertain times in our country.
It is unfair to call Mr Bass
It is unfair to call Mr Bass Panday's name with that of some of these men especialy Nelson Mandela.
Mr Mandela went to jail and spent a great parth of his life there for the freedom of people.
I find you disrespectful to say the least to this man that he should be in the same breath as Mr Bass Panday.
No comparison.
None of these men had anything to do with corruption and dishonesty for their own monetary gains. Please correct me if I am wrong. You have trivialised the meaning of all that these great men have done.
Freedom
Freedom
Dinah, you are exercising
Dinah, you are exercising your freedom of speech, and that's good. And so was I. You were offended and thats your choice to feel the way you do, and you are entitled to your feelings. I am responsible for my actions, and you are responsible for yours, and neither can dictate to the other. Unfortunately, I was not comparing the characters of these men. I was simply addressing the statement of a "convicted" leading a gov't. Whether those 3 which I mentioned were convicted wrongfully or not was not part of my contribution, nor was it essential. Have a nice day.
Panday vs Jack...........
Panday vs Jack...........
To all the people that are attacking Panday, I am also not too fond of him myself. However, I would like to remind you of one of the greatest accomplishment of Panday:
He made the sugar workers aware of the descrimination being waged against them by the PNM government at the time. And by doing this, he got a large segment of the population involved in politics.
For example, a sugar truck driver was working for half the salary of a Borough Council truck driver - same work for half the salary. And I must also inform you that the sugar truck driver was only employed for 6 months of the year, while the Borough Council truck driver was employed for 12 months. Panday was able to get increases for the sugar workers by fighting in the trenches with them.
To all the people that are supporting Jack, can you tell me what he did to gain your support. I will repeat again, if Jack is really concerned for the people, then he should join the PNM. The PNM is good at winning elections but cannot attract good people to govern the country. If Jack is a member of government, he would be in a better position to implement his policies for helping the people.
Even in the raw sense of the
Even in the raw sense of the question, you would still be incorrect. All the men you named were wrongly convicted - all with evidence to prove otherwise. Mandela was thrown in jail without trial with the only condition for freedom being if he embraced apartheid and called off his campaign. Basically these men are opposed to the government and they were all denied their freedom by state sanctioned persecution. Right there is where all similarities end.
Panday had a mountain of evidence against him in many many court cases. To claim he was being persecuted would be to disagree with the Privy council who, despite quashing his conviction (for just one trial), found that there was enough evidence to warrant his having to be re-tried instead of being set free. The Privy Council disagrees with Panday's tired "persecution" chant. So by that logic, Panday's sycophants could claim the Privy Council is in league with the persecution of Panday.
The question still goes unanswered, even after being properly rephrased as "Legally Convicted". The rightfully elected leader of Burma was "convicted" and sentenced to permanent house arrest. Even if she is eventually able to govern, her "conviction" would still have been unlawful.
So perhaps without being aware, you were indeed making a comparison between Panday and people who were illegally convicted. His name does not belong among a single one of those persons.
Superior Intelligence:-
Superior Intelligence:- ---
We are so fortunate in this country to have persons of superior intelligence who, via a blog on the internet, can see through me and interpret the workings of my subconscious mind, and relay this message, directly from my therapy couch, to the readers. For this I extend my sincere apologies, coming from an 'illiterate individual', who had this 'false' understanding that my words, as presented were staight forward - with no hidden meaning, etc. What else?
Balance will be maintained.
Balance will be maintained. No apologies necessary... it's not your fault.
What arrogance! ...... THE
What arrogance!
...... THE MEEK SHALL INHERIT THE EARTH
And the rest get to
And the rest get to brown-nose Basdeo Panday on the Guardian online commentary.
Ramjacks keep on fighting!
Ramjacks keep on fighting! Jack even though I think you'll fail in the end with the "you ain't see" rank file cane cutters they doh care bout "honesty" and them things they care only bout they "apan jhat" crap.
panday needs to spend time
panday needs to spend time in jail like mandela then he'll be a seasoned politician in hell!
I think that he and Manning
I think that he and Manning should share the same cell
Panday needs to spend AS
Panday needs to spend AS MUCH TIME as Mandela did in jail!