Faculty of Law

2019

Monday, 11 November 2019

6:00 pm

Law Lecture Theatre 3

Faculty of Law

The University of the West Indies, Mona

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Moderators - Ms Rose Cameron

Deputy Dean (Undergraduate Studies & Student Success)

Mr Jamaiq Charles

President, Mona Law Society

Welcome - Dr Shazeeda Ali Dean

Greetings - Professor Dale Webber

Pro Vice-Chancellor and Principal

Selection - Ms Janae Jackson Third Year Law Student

Awards Presentation

Subject Awards - Presenters

Professor Ian Boxill Deputy Principal

Dr Donovan Stanberry Campus Registrar

Dr Christopher Malcolm Senior Lecturer and Director, Mona Law Institutes Unit

Dr Ramona Biholar Associate Dean (Outreach & Continuing Legal Education)

Ms Gabrielle Elliott-Williams Lecturer

Mr Noel Levy Consultant, Myers, Fletcher & Gordon

Selection - Ms Justine Greenland Third Year Law Student

Dean’s List Awards - Presenter Dr Shazeeda Ali

Selection - Ms Jana-Lee Henry First Year Law Student

Year/Level Awards - Presenter

Mr André Sheckleford Lecturer

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Top MonaLaw LLB Graduate - Presenter Top MonaLaw LLM Graduate Ms Tracy Robinson Deputy Dean (Graduate Studies & Research)

Mona Law Society Executive of the Year - Presenter

Mona Law Society Member of the Year Mr Jamaiq Charles Most Rounded Student

Alumni Award - Presenter

Mr Litrow Hickson

MonaLaw Tutor & Past President, Mona Law Society

Defying the Odds Award - Presenter

Mr Emile Leiba President, Jamaican Bar Association

Vote of Thanks - Ms Kelli-Ann Younger, Miss Law & Mr Tajhae YoungSang, Mr Law

Master of Ceremonies Mr Isat Buchanan

MonaLaw Tutor

Guest drummers

Jana-Lee Henry

Tajhae YoungSang

Ornella McFarlane

Janae Jackson

Regina Osbourne

Shaquan Richards

Desrie Markham

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Subject Prizes

Presenter Professor Ian Boxill Administrative Law - Sherica Lindsay Administrative Law - Ann Marie Stewart Advanced Legal Writing - Ruel Nelson Advanced Legal Writing - Kimika Peterkin Alternative Dispute Resolution - Tiffany Morris Caribbean Environmental Law - Shayanne Hylton Caribbean Securities Regulation - Giselle Campbell Caribbean Securities Regulation - Leigh-Anne Wellington Commonwealth Caribbean Human Rights Law - Raedean Simpson Commonwealth Caribbean Sports Law - Asheka Robinson Company Law - Tamera Wilson Constitutional Law - David Mattis Constitutional Law - Stanley Grinage Constitutional Law - Kweku Cummings Presenter Dr Donovan Stanberry Criminal Law 1 - Akacia Muirhead Criminal Law 2 - Wendy Birthwright Employment Law - Michael Warencya Entertainment Law - George Stewart Equitable Remedies - Ann Marie Stewart European Union Law - Abigail Heslop Family Law 1 (Husband & Wife) - Jamie Brown Family Law II (Children) - Sueyen Thompson Gender and The Law - Diandra McPherson General Principles of Private International Law - Jamie Brown Insurance Law - Ashley Clarke Presenter Dr Christopher Malcolm International Courts and Tribunals - Giselle Campbell International Environmental Law - Zhara-Marie Henry International Environmental Law - Akheme Harris International Law of Human Rights - Ayadede Pepple International Mooting - Diandra McPherson International Trade Law - Giselle Campbell Introduction to International Investment Law - Ricardo Allen Introduction to Offshore Law - Ashley Clarke Introduction to Offshore Law - Timera Mason Introduction to Offshore Law - Leigh-Anne Wellington Jurisprudence - Deshawn Browne Jurisprudence - Shamar Wedderburn Presenter Dr Ramona Biholar Law and Legal Systems - Gabrielle Chin Law of Contract 1 - Gabrielle Chin Law of Contract 1 - Shadae Deslandes Law of Contract 1 - Stanley Grinage Law of Contract 1 - Stephen Nelson

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Law of Contract 1 - Dianca Watson Law of Contract 2 - Raedean Simpson Law of Corporate Insolvency - Ann Marie Stewart Law of Corporate Management - Jamie Brown Law of International Organizations - Keanu Solan Law of Torts 1 - Gabrielle Chin Law of Torts 2 - Raedean Simpson Law of Trusts - Ann Marie Stewart Presenter Ms G. Elliott-Williams Legal Methods Research & Writing - Jezelle Hickling Public International Law 1 - Jordeane Lawrence Public International Law 1 - Raedean Simpson Public International Law 2 - Kimani Douglas Real Property 1 - Sashara Eccleston Real Property 2 - Khalia Hunter Real Property 2 - Sherica Lindsay The Law of the Sea - Giselle Campbell Presenter Mr Noel Levy Maurice Robinson Prize for Intellectual Property Law - Ashley Clarke Noel Levy Prize for Revenue Law - Kara Harris

Tiffany Augustine Alexandra Beckford Jamie Brown Sherieka Callam Giselle Campbell Kandi Sue Chin Gabrielle Chin Ashley Clarke Kimani Douglas Sashara Eccleston Jessica Evans Kjai Francis Rena Grant Jezelle Hickling Stephen Harvey

Lisakay Henry Khalia Hunter Jared Johnson Shedel Khouri Sherica Lindsay Timera Mason David Mattis Stephen Nelson Donna Samuels Stone Raedean Simpson Patrice Smith Ann Marie Stewart Tanisha Tapper Shamar Wedderburn

Presenter Dr Shazeeda Ali

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Year/Level Awards

Presenter Mr André Sheckleford

Year 1/Level I Full-Time - Gabrielle Chin Part-Time - Sherieka Callam

Year 2/Level II Full-Time - Sherica Lindsay Part-Time - Lisakay Henry Direct Entrant - Ann Marie Stewart

Level III Full-Time - Timera Mason

Top MonaLaw Graduates

Presenter Ms Tracy Robinson

Bachelor of Laws (LLB) - Ann Marie Stewart

Master of Laws (LLM) - Donna Samuels Stone

Other Special Awards

Presenter Mr Jamaiq Charles

Mona Law Society Executive

Member of the Year - Tameka Bryce

Mona Law Society Member

of the Year - David Bowes

Most Rounded Member - Tahir Thompson

Presenter Mr Litrow Hickson

Alumni Award - Shannon Young

Presenter Mr Emile Leiba

Defying the Odds Award

Kindly note: The Faculty has made every effort to ensure that the list of names in the programme is accurate. Occasionally, there may be an error for reasons that do not relate to a failure to meet the criteria. Students who feel that there has been an error of omission or commission may send a request for consideration to: monalaw@uwimona.edu.jm.

The criteria used to select awards may be found at:

www. mona.uwi.edu/law/awards

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Deans Dr Derrick McKoy 2012 - 2016 Dr Leighton Jackson 2016 - 2019 Dr Shazeeda Ali (Acting Dean) 2018 - 2019 Dr Shazeeda Ali 2019 - Present Deputy Deans Mrs Suzanne Ffolkes Goldson (Graduate Studies, Research 2012- 2013 External Affairs) Dr Leighton Jackson (Undergraduate Studies) 2012 - 2016 Dr Shazeeda Ali (Graduate Studies, Research & Publications) 2014 - 2018 Ms Coleen Lewis (Undergraduate Affairs, Teaching & Learning) 2017 - 2018 Ms Tracy Robinson (Graduate Studies & Research) 2018 - Present Ms Rose Cameron (Undergraduate Studies & Students Success) 2018 - Present Associate Dean Dr Ramona Biholar (Outreach and Continuing Legal Education) 2018 - Present Mona Law Society In 2010, the Mona Law Society was formed and serves as a student built organisation that represents the unified body of law students on the Mona campus. The objectives of the Law Society are to: 1. Lay the foundation toward increasing awareness of the law as it applies to,

and affects us. 2. Pave the way towards the creation of an indigenous Caribbean jurisprudence. 3. Engender a sense of community and family within the law faculty.

4. Facilitate the development of the law student academically, socially and professionally.

5. Reach out and have a demonstrative impact on the community through programs aimed toward assisting those less fortunate and offering guidance when appropriate.

6. To be a forum, where the interests and ideas of law students can be expressed.

7. To encourage intellectual discourse through political debates and round-table discussions.

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Introduction of Law at Mona

The Faculty of Law was established at The University of the West Indies in 1970 with headquarters at the Cave Hill Campus. At the Mona Campus, 5 first-year courses were taught in a few classrooms in the Faculty of Arts and General Studies (now called the Faculty of Humanities & Education). The Mona first-year programme then moved to the Mona School of Business, Sir Alister McIntyre Building (Block D) then to the UWI Printery in 2010.

A New Home

In 2011 the Faculty opened a permanent state of the art 3 storey building at 1 – 3 West Road with multimedia equipment in the classrooms, a student lounge, a fountain and a 2 storey library. The building every law student now calls - “home away from home”.

Full Faculty Status

In 2012, the Faculty of Law obtained full Faculty status thereby allowing Jamaican nationals to pursue their Bachelor of Laws in Jamaica for 3 years. At that time the Faculty had 9 academic staff members imparting 42 courses, supported by 6 administrative members and 2 ancillary workers.

In 2015, the Mona Law Institutes Unit was established as an arm of the Faculty. Dr Christopher Malcolm serves as its director.

Current MonaLaw Statistics

Currently, the Faculty of Law has over 600 students enrolled with 17 full-time lecturers, 8 adjunct lecturers, 8 administrative members and 2 ancillary workers. Fifty-four courses are taught for the Bachelor of Laws programme. The graduate programme began in January 2015. In January 2016 the Faculty admitted its first Master of Laws (LLM) student. There are currently 11 LLM students and 5 MPhil/ PhD students. In November 2018, MonaLaw’s first 2 LLM students graduated and to date, over 1000 LLB students have graduated from MonaLaw.

University Bookshop

MonaLaw thanks the following sponsors who made this event possible:

Hylton Powell Attorneys-at-Law