Tag: Samuel Bulgin
Bridger has new evidence about Tempura saga
(CNS): The former senior investigating officer of the discredited Operation Tempura has told CNS that he has “new and incriminating” evidence about that investigation. Martin Bridger also said he was never interviewed by the RCIPS regarding complaints he made about senior officials, which the governor has told him are not in the public interest to investigate. She has, however, allowed an […]
Legal aid lawyers get pay rise in new law
(CNS): After “many false starts”, the long awaited legal aid bill passed through the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday, paving the way for more means-testing of those who receive legal aid. It will also hand the decision to grant cover to a director of legal aid, meet the requirements of the Bill of Rights and cap […]
Legal aid director proposed in new law
(CNS): The attorney general has said that new legislation currently being drafted to address the myriad issues regarding the provision of legal aid includes the creation of a new position of a legal aid director, who will be based at the courts and decide who gets the public funding for their cases. With more demands on […]
Ex-top cop drops suit against Tempura boss
(CNS): The former RCIPS police commissioner, Stuart Kernohan, who recently settled his wrongful dismissal claim against the Cayman government out of court for an undisclosed but at least six figure sum, has dropped his related legal action against Martin Bridger, the former boss of the now notorious internal police probe, known as Operation Tempura.
Secret police probe blocks Tempura report release
(CNS): The Information Commissioner’s Office has been asked to once again re-assess a decision that a controversial report regarding a complaint about the internal police investigation, Operation Tempura, be released to the public. In the latest round in the ongoing legal fight by the governor’s office to keep this document secret, a judge has ruled that, […]
Questions raised over legal department
(CNS): A local independent attorney has said that there are too many unanswered questions in relation to the legal authorities in Cayman that are of significant public concern. With a number of freedom of information requests soliciting very little information because of poor record keeping or refusals to release information, Peter Polack said that the […]
Prosecutors face efficiency review
(CNS): The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) will come under scrutiny over the next few months with the arrival in Cayman of the UK’s Criminal Justice Advisor, Claire Wetton. The legal expert will assist with an efficiency review of the systems in place relating to case management, trial issues, evidence gathering, as […]
OT’s security advisor may be moonlighting
(CNS): The man employed by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office as its security advisor for the overseas territories also has his own private security company, which he appears to run from his home in Palmetto Bay, Florida, presenting a serious, potential conflict of interest.
