Legal research resources
Legal Research Resources for Trinidad & Tobago
A curated reference directory maintained by Martin George & Company for clients, law students, and practitioners seeking access to Trinidad and Tobago legal databases, Caribbean law texts, and government institutions. This list reflects the firm's commitment to open legal education.
Online
Law Libraries
Government & Institutions
Key Institutions & Authorities
- The Advocacy & Legal Advice Centre (ALAC)
- Trinidad and Tobago Parliament
- Law Association of Trinidad and Tobago
- Caribbean Court of Justice
- Industrial Court of Trinidad and Tobago
- Equal Opportunity Commission
- Equal Opportunity Tribunal
- Children's Authority of Trinidad and Tobago
- Office of the Ombudsman
- Mediation Board of Trinidad and Tobago
- Financial Intelligence Unit of Trinidad and Tobago
- Ministry of Legal Affairs
- Ministry of Labour
- Occupational Safety & Health Authority (OSHA)
- Digital Legislative Library
- Customs and Excise Division
- Ministry of National Security
Reference texts
Recommended Legal Books
- A Manual of Pretrial Litigation for the Caribbean — Michael Theodore
- Commonwealth Caribbean Administrative Law — Eddy Ventose
- Commonwealth Caribbean Business Law — Natalie Persadie & Rajendra Ramlogan
- Commonwealth Caribbean Civil Procedure — Gilbert Kodilinye & Vanessa Kodilinye
- Commonwealth Caribbean Trust Law — Gilbert Kodilinye & Trevor A. Carmichael
- Commonwealth Caribbean Family Law — David Bryan
- Commonwealth Caribbean Contract Law — Gilbert Kodilinye & Maria Kodilinye
- Injunctions and Equitable Remedies — Cunningham-Hill & Elder
- Murphy on Evidence — Richard Glover & Peter Murphy
- Non-Contentious Probate — Karen Nunez-Tesheira
- Statutory Interpretation — Ruth Sullivan
- Commonwealth Criminal Law — Dana S. Seetahal
- Judicial Review in the Commonwealth Caribbean — Rajendra Ramlogan
- Commonwealth Caribbean Family Law: Husband, Wife and Cohabitant — Karen Nunez-Tesheira
- Commonwealth Caribbean Law and Legal Systems (2nd ed.) — Rose-Marie Belle Antoine
- Principles of Landlord & Tenant Law (2nd ed.) — John Rhys Morris
- The Complete Advocate (2nd ed.) — Ronnie K. Bookbinder
- Blackstone's Criminal Practice — Lord Justice Hooper & Professor David Ormerod
- Precedents of Pleadings (12th ed.) — I. H. Jacob
Other
Additional References
- Part I — Forms for use in Non-Contentious Probate Matters
- Mediation Rules January 2018 — Ministry of Legal Affairs
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