Members of The Council

  • The Council shall consist of:
    • The Dean of the Faculty of Law of the University of the West Indies and another member of the faculty nominated by him
    • The Principals of the Law Schools;
    • The Head of the Judiciary of each participating territory;
    • The Attorney-General of each participating territory;
    • From each of the four participating territories in which there are now two branches of the legal profession, namely Jamaica, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana, a Barrister and a Solicitor nominated by their appropriate professional bodies, or in the event of the two branches of the profession at any time becoming fused in any such territory two members of the fused profession nominated by their appropriate professional body;
    • From each of the other participating territories one member of the profession nominated by the appropriate professional body.
  • Each member of the Council appointed under paragraphs (v) and (vi) of clause (a) above shall hold office for three years from the date of his appointment and shall be eligible for reappointment. The effective date of appointment of members under the said paragraphs (v) and (vi) shall be the date on which the Council is notified of the appointment.
  • Each member of the Council may be represented by an alternate to be appointed, in the case of (i) above by the Dean, in the case of (ii), (iii) and (iv) by the member himself and in the case of (v) and (vi) by the body represented by the member.
  • A casual vacancy, however, occurring in the case of a member appointed under (v) and (vi) may be filled by the body appointing such member and the person appointed to fill such casual vacancy shall hold office for the remainder of the period of the appointment of the member whose place he fills.
  • Any committee of the Council shall have the power to co-opt such person or persons as it thinks fit.