Chevy Devonish

Breaking Down the Sexual Offences Act Today I will examine an important and common issue which affects sexual offence trials in the High Court.

Breaking Down Sexual Offences This week we will break down a somewhat technical legal rule of evidence in criminal proceedings.

Breaking down the Sexual Offences Act Today I will break down section 69 of the Sexual       Offences Act, Cap 8:03, Laws of Guyana (“The       SOA”).

Breaking Down the Sexual Offences Act Sections 62 and 63 of the Sexual Offences Act, Cap 8:03, Laws of Guyana (“SOA”), empower Guyana’s courts to ensure that complainants in sexual offences cases remain anonymous both in the courtrooms, and in any media reports covering those cases.

Breaking Down the Sexual Offences Act Last week I broke down several sections which permit and regulate the power given to courts to exclude members of the public, including the media, from hearings of sexual offences.

Breaking Down the Sexual Offences Act In last week’s article, I explained that section 45 of the Sexual Offences Act Cap 8:03, Laws of Guyana (SOA), permits a judge or magistrate to exclude members of the public (including the media) from attending proceedings for sexual offences.

Breaking Down the Sexual Offences Act Generally, all hearings in Guyana’s Magistrates’ Courts and the High Court are open to the public, including the media.

Breaking Down the Sexual Offences Act I took a break last week to give a snapshot of how the law of criminal contempt works in Guyana’s court system.

On 3rd September 2024, Guyanese social media personality and social commentator Mikhail Rodrigues was found guilty of criminal contempt of court.

Breaking Down the Sexual Offences Act This week I will be breaking down sections 43 of the Sexual Offences Act, Cap 8:01, Laws of Guyana (“the SOA”).

Breaking Down the Sexual Offences Act This week I will be breaking down section 42 of the Sexual Offences Act, Cap 8:01, Laws of Guyana (“the SOA”).

Breaking down the Sexual Offences Act As we continue to break down the Sexual Offences Act, Cap 8:03, Laws of Guyana (“the Act”), today we will examine section 41, an incredibly important, if not innovative provision.

The National Assembly of Guyana recently passed a few new pieces of new legislation.

Breaking down the Sexual Offences Act Today we examine section 40 of the Sexual Offences Act, Chapter 8:03, Laws of Guyana (“the SOA”), which is titled in the marginal note as “Divestment of authority of a child.”

Breaking Down Sexual Offences Act Last week we examined section 38 of the Sexual Offences Act, Chapter 8:03, Laws of Guyana (SOA) which abolished the presumption that boys under 14 years could not be found guilty of rape.

Breaking Down Sexual Offences Act Today we will break down section 38 of the Sexual Offences Act, Cap 8:03, Laws of Guyana (“SOA”), a provision which abolished the irrebuttable presumption developed decades ago that a boy under 14 years is incapable of sexual competence, and therefore of rape.

Breaking Down Sexual Offences Act Readers this week may be puzzled by today’s headline.

Breaking Down Sexual Offences Act If we review the articles in this column over the past weeks, we will see that, in most cases, the offences and penalties we have examined apply to the person who commits the conduct which is a crime under the Sexual Offences Act, Cap 8:03, Laws of Guyana (“the SOA”).

Breaking Down Sexual Offences Act Last week we started an examination of section 35 of the Sexual Offences Act, Cap 8:03, Laws of Guyana (“SOA”).

Breaking down the Sexual Offences Act This week, we will be breaking down section 35 of Sexual Offences Act, Cap 8:03, Laws of Guyana (“the SOA”) beginning with offences outside Guyana.