Pearce Robinson

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A precise account of what was decided, what remains disputed and what follows procedurally.

Court papers and a reporter's notebook overlooking the Hall of Justice in Port of Spain
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What is recorded

Judgments, pleadings, orders and other primary materials are published or linked where lawful. Each account identifies the question before the court and the procedural position at the date of publication.

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What was decided

Orders and findings are stated narrowly. A decision on one issue is not presented as resolving another, and a public-interest finding is not described as approval of an entire reporting method.

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What remains disputed

Findings of fact, allegations, submissions, evidential disputes and unresolved questions are identified separately. The treatment and particularisation of confidential-source evidence are recorded with care.

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Appeals and updates

An intention to appeal is distinguished from a filed appeal. Once a notice, order or judgment is available, the procedural record will be updated and dated without predicting the outcome.

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Current record

The High Court judgment in Mannette v Robinson is reported, with the judge’s own words and paragraph references, in Mannette v Robinson: what the High Court actually found.

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Editorial independence

The standards on this site are Pearce Robinson's professional commitments. They are open to scrutiny and are not presented as standards endorsed by any court, tribunal or party.

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The wider record

The Guardian · The New York Times · BBC World Service · The War Zone · Army Recognition

Independent international coverage, broadcasts and reporting credits, beginning with the BBC World Service documentary Truth and the Commonwealth, broadcast on 15 April 2018 in the week of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in London.

“If your phone, your laptop and your notes can be searched or seized without explicit protection for journalistic material, that raises serious constitutional concerns,” he said. “Investigative journalism depends on people being able to speak confidentially.”
The Guardian · Natricia Duncan · Outcry in Trinidad and Tobago after passing of police bill that could threaten press freedom ·
“The government doesn’t want to vocally announce its actual support for regime change in Venezuela,” said Pearce Robinson, a Trinidadian independent journalist and activist who first posted the images of the radar. “Everything the government has done thus far points to that, quite frankly.”
The New York Times · Frances Robles · Trinidad Has Become a U.S. Staging Ground in Its Conflict With Venezuela ·
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