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| Gilbert Peterson, SC |
The panel comprises Senior Counsel, Gilbert Peterson who will serve as Chairman, with Senior Counsel Deborah Peake and Rajmanlal Joseph who will serve as members.
The role of the Tribunal will be "to review the case of any person, if he or she so requests, who is under preventative detention during the period of public emergency which commenced on August 21st, 2011."
Under the Emergency Powers Regulations 2011 the tribunal is empowered to regulate its own procedure.
Petersen, who is the current Chairman of the Disciplinary Committee of the Law Association of Trinidad and Tobago, has 24 years experience as an Attorney at Law. He has appeared in numerous criminal trials both as defence Attorney and as a Special Prosecutor.
Petersen, who is the current Chairman of the Disciplinary Committee of the Law Association of Trinidad and Tobago, has 24 years experience as an Attorney at Law. He has appeared in numerous criminal trials both as defence Attorney and as a Special Prosecutor.
He has also appeared in several civil trials, judicial review applications and constitutional motions, and was a member of the Cabinet Appointed Gurley Committee on the backlog of cases in the Courts of Trinidad and Tobago.
Peake was admitted to the Bar 29 years ago, and specialises in Public and Corporate Law. She has served several major clients in the banking and industrial sector in Trinidad and Tobago, and has also sat on many statutory bodies including the Integrity Commission, the Elections and Boundaries Commission and the Trinidad Securities and Exchange Commission.
Joseph is currently Chairman of the Equal Opportunity Tribunal and is an Attorney at Law of 19 years standing. His very wide professional experience embraces public law including such areas as judicial review and constitutional motions, as well as private law covering contract and tort.
All three members of the Review Tribunal are graduates of the University of the West Indies and the Hugh Wooding Law School.
Peake was admitted to the Bar 29 years ago, and specialises in Public and Corporate Law. She has served several major clients in the banking and industrial sector in Trinidad and Tobago, and has also sat on many statutory bodies including the Integrity Commission, the Elections and Boundaries Commission and the Trinidad Securities and Exchange Commission.
Joseph is currently Chairman of the Equal Opportunity Tribunal and is an Attorney at Law of 19 years standing. His very wide professional experience embraces public law including such areas as judicial review and constitutional motions, as well as private law covering contract and tort.
All three members of the Review Tribunal are graduates of the University of the West Indies and the Hugh Wooding Law School.
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