Opening of the New Law Year 2025
On Friday, 10th January 2025, the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court will mark the commencement of the New Law Year with its traditional Ceremonial Opening proceedings under the theme “Accessibility and Awareness -The ECSC Bridging the GapThrough Community engagement”. This year, the host Member State is Saint Lucia,where the first scheduled sitting for the Court of Appeal for 2025 will occur.
The Ceremonial Opening will commence with a church service in most Member States and Territories, followed by the procession to the Court, where the formal Special Sitting of the Court will be held. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the Church Service will be held at the Kingstown Methodist Church, commencing at 8:00 a.m. This will be followed by the procession to the The Court House Building accompanied by the Royal Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force for an inspection of the Guard. Cultural Centre,followed by the Special Sittingat 10:00 a.m.
Similar to the past four years, there will be one Special Sitting throughout the 9 Member States and Territories. The Acting Chief Justice, His Lordship TheHonourable Mr. Mario Michel, will deliver the feature address,appearing live from Saint Luciaalong with the Attorney General of Saint Lucia the other speakers from the various Member States and Territories of the Eastern Caribbean will appear and speak via the Zoom platform.
The Special Sitting will be streamed liveto the other Member States and Territories via the Saint Lucia Information Services media platforms and social media pages to the other Member States and Territories of the OECS. It will also be live-streamed via the Court’s Website and Facebook Page, the websites and social media pages of the Government Information Services in each Member State and Territory and UWITV.
The public is encouraged to participate in the Ceremonial Opening of the Law Year 2025 by attending either the church service or the Special Sitting or by watching and listening on the various media platforms.
The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) was established in 1967 by the West Indies Associated States Supreme Court Order No. 223 of 1967. The (ECSC) is a superior court of record for the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), including six independent states: Antigua and Barbuda, the Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and three British Overseas Territories (Anguilla, British Virgin Islands, and Montserrat). It has unlimited jurisdiction in each Member State.
To learn more about the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC), please visit our website @ https://www.eccourts.org/ or call us at Tel: 758-457-3600
