FROM THE LAW ASSOCIATION OF T&T:
It is with a profound sense of sadness that the Law Association today learnt of the passing of Mr. Karl Hudson-Phillips, QC, ORTT. He died peacefully in his sleep in the UK.
Mr. Hudson-Phillips was a powerful legal luminary and an outstanding and formidable advocate, whose career spanned over fifty years at the local and regional bars. He was a mentor, friend and benefactor to countless junior counsel/attorneys around the region. He will be sorely missed.
He was a former Attorney General and Political Leader of the Organization for National Reconstruction - a political force in the 1980s in Trinidad and Tobago. He was also a Queen’s Counsel since 1970, Judge of the International Criminal Court and served as President of the Law Association from 1999 for four terms. Mr. Hudson-Phillips also served as a Member of Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago from 1966 to 1976, was a former Chairman of the Board of Directors of BWIA, a former Commissioner of the Law Reform Commission and held several other positions in his distinguished career and service to his country.
A recipient of the Order of Trinidad & Tobago, Mr. Hudson-Phillips, QC led many regional trials including the case of the former Grenadian Prime Minister, Maurice Bishop and the Abdul Malik trial in Trinidad and Tobago.
Mr. Hudson-Phillips, QC represented a unique generation of advocates and he will always be remembered for his eloquence, wit, incisive cross-examination skills and his command of English. His passing leaves a great void but also a rich legacy of legal precedent.
The Law Association of Trinidad and Tobago takes the opportunity to convey our condolences and that of the entire legal fraternity to the family of Mr. Hudson-Phillips, QC. May he rest in peace.
SEENATH JAIRAM, SC
PRESIDENT OF THE LAW ASSOCIATION OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
It is with a profound sense of sadness that the Law Association today learnt of the passing of Mr. Karl Hudson-Phillips, QC, ORTT. He died peacefully in his sleep in the UK.
Mr. Hudson-Phillips was a powerful legal luminary and an outstanding and formidable advocate, whose career spanned over fifty years at the local and regional bars. He was a mentor, friend and benefactor to countless junior counsel/attorneys around the region. He will be sorely missed.
He was a former Attorney General and Political Leader of the Organization for National Reconstruction - a political force in the 1980s in Trinidad and Tobago. He was also a Queen’s Counsel since 1970, Judge of the International Criminal Court and served as President of the Law Association from 1999 for four terms. Mr. Hudson-Phillips also served as a Member of Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago from 1966 to 1976, was a former Chairman of the Board of Directors of BWIA, a former Commissioner of the Law Reform Commission and held several other positions in his distinguished career and service to his country.
A recipient of the Order of Trinidad & Tobago, Mr. Hudson-Phillips, QC led many regional trials including the case of the former Grenadian Prime Minister, Maurice Bishop and the Abdul Malik trial in Trinidad and Tobago.
Mr. Hudson-Phillips, QC represented a unique generation of advocates and he will always be remembered for his eloquence, wit, incisive cross-examination skills and his command of English. His passing leaves a great void but also a rich legacy of legal precedent.
The Law Association of Trinidad and Tobago takes the opportunity to convey our condolences and that of the entire legal fraternity to the family of Mr. Hudson-Phillips, QC. May he rest in peace.
SEENATH JAIRAM, SC
PRESIDENT OF THE LAW ASSOCIATION OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
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