Guyana’s Minister of Legal Affairs and Attorney General Anil Nandlall last Friday said that the proliferation of development in Caribbean countries, including Guyana, has brought with it the unprecedented increase in demand for legal services.
Nandlall was delivering the opening remarks during the opening session of the Executive Committee Meeting of the Council of Legal Education, hosted by the Government of Guyana.
In attendance were law school principals, attorney generals as well as several other representatives from countries across the Caribbean, all party to the council.
Nandlall stated that the challenges posed by the increased demand for persons versed in the legal arts were diverse and many, but that it had also fuelled an influx of students to pursue a legal education. To ensure that these students are equipped to take on the task that awaits them, he added that it is imperative that suitable facilities as well as a sound and relevant education be provided. If development is to continue, it is important that more emphasis be placed on the development of law, he said, since “there is a connection between law and development.”
Nandlall pointed to the existing relationship between the University of Guyana (UG), the University of the West Indies (UWI), and the Council of Legal Education, referring to it as important. He said that with alterations and modifications, the services provided by such initiatives will go far in satisfying the goals of the council.
The two-day meeting, which wrapped on Saturday, was constituted to address the mentioned issues as well as a plethora of others.
