Welcome to your daily briefing on legal developments in AG. Today we're covering 7 key stories including updates on antigua and barbuda legal headlines, background & context. Let's dive in.
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The Antigua and Barbuda Bar Association has elected a new Council, with Cherissa Roberts-Thomas of C Roberts Thomas & Associates serving as president for the 2022 to 2024 term.
ABBA leadership changes affect practice standards, continuing education, and advocacy for the legal profession across Antigua and Barbuda.
The Antigua and Barbuda Bar Association and Prime Minister Gaston Browne are at odds over the Prime Minister's comments criticizing the judiciary's approach to bail and sentencing in gun-related cases.
The tension between the executive and legal profession over judicial independence has direct implications for AG lawyers navigating bail applications and sentencing submissions in firearms matters.
The Antigua Barbuda Bar Association has established a Facebook page to provide a public education programme on basic legal matters from its Saint John's office.
AG legal professionals can monitor this official channel for bar announcements and observe how public legal education is being delivered to local constituents.
The Antigua and Barbuda Bar Association has endorsed the OECS Bar Association's condemnation of two politicians who cried foul after failing to get their way.
For AG legal professionals, this signals the local bar's alignment with regional standards on political accountability and judicial independence.
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Enforceability of employee non-competes varies dramatically by state and is trending toward narrower enforcement nationally. Common defects include geographic scope broader than the employer's actual market, duration longer than necessary to protect a legitimate interest, and lack of consideration beyond continued employment.
An overbroad non-compete is often unenforceable in its entirety, not just blue-penciled down — meaning the employer gets no protection at all. A narrower, defensible clause protects more than an aspirational one.
A preservation (litigation hold) letter is appropriate as soon as litigation is reasonably anticipated, not just after a complaint is filed. The letter should identify the matter, the document categories at issue, and the recipient's preservation duty. Failure to send one is the leading evidence of spoliation in subsequent motion practice.
Sanctions for spoliation can include adverse-inference instructions, monetary fines, and in severe cases default judgment. The cost of issuing a hold letter is one paralegal hour.
Most non-compliance findings stem from three avoidable mistakes: claiming credit for the wrong reporting period, missing the ethics-credit minimum, and failing to retain proof of attendance for the audit lookback window (typically 5 years). State bar audits are random but increasing in frequency.
A CLE non-compliance finding is a public record in many states and triggers an administrative suspension that requires reinstatement application. Reinstatement is slower than initial admission in some jurisdictions.
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