Lloyd Barnett
JamaicascholarMale5.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Dr. Lloyd Barnett is a legal scholar and commentator on Jamaican law, known for his insights into the legal framework governing the Integrity Commission. He has provided analysis on the appointment process for commissioners.
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Dr. Lloyd Barnett argued that Parliament's decision to withhold the report was proper.
IC: FLA ‘manipulated’ database and dead man logged in ammo purchase; server crash wiped key evidence | NewsJamaica· 2026-06-03
Constitutional lawyer Dr Lloyd Barnett has said Parliament's decision to withhold the report while the matter is before the court is proper.
FLA misses first shot at getting unpublished - IC report disclosed Court gives regulator permission to appeal | NewsJamaica· 2026-05-30
Constitutional lawyer Dr Lloyd Barnett has said Parliament's decision to withhold the report while the matter is before the court is proper.
FLA loses bid to get copy of unpublished Integrity Commission report but gets permission to appeal | NewsJamaica· 2026-05-29Dr Lloyd Barnett is an attorney-at-law and author.
Lloyd Barnett | Impeachment – procedural defects in the legislative proposals | CommentaryJamaica· 2026-03-02Dr Lloyd Barnett is an attorney-at-law and author.
Lloyd Barnett | Impeachment – substantive defects in the legislative proposals | CommentaryJamaica· 2026-02-16
Dr Lloyd Barnett is an attorney-at-law and author.
Lloyd Barnett | Impeachment: yes or no? | CommentaryJamaica· 2026-02-10
Dr Lloyd Barnett is an attorney-at-law and author.
Lloyd Barnett | Performance criteria and accountability/responsibility of parliamentarians | CommentaryJamaica· 2026-01-20
Dr Lloyd Barnett is an attorney-at-law and author.
Lloyd Barnett | Duties and responsibilities of parliamentarians | CommentaryJamaica· 2025-12-08
Tank-Weld is being represented by Dr Lloyd Barnett and the law firm Hart Muirhead Fatta.
Arc Manufacturing files lawsuit against Tank-Weld over rebar pricing | BusinessJamaica· 2025-11-30
Dr Lloyd Barnett is an attorney-at-law and author.
Lloyd Barnett | Fixed dates for general and by-elections | CommentaryJamaica· 2025-11-25Dr Lloyd Barnett is an attorney-at-law and author.
Lloyd Barnett | Retaining and reforming the Senate | CommentaryJamaica· 2025-11-17Dr Lloyd Barnett is an attorney-at-law and author.
Lloyd Barnett | Identification and status of the head of state | CommentaryJamaica· 2025-11-11
Dr Lloyd Barnett is an attorney-at-law and author.
Lloyd Barnett | Parliamentary cabinet system versus executive presidential system | CommentaryJamaica· 2025-11-03
Dr Lloyd Barnett is an attorney-at-law and author.
Lloyd Barnett | Removing monarchy and Jamaicanisation of the Constitution | CommentaryJamaica· 2025-10-27
Dr Lloyd Barnett is an attorney-at-law and author.
Lloyd Barnett | Challenges of constitutional change | CommentaryJamaica· 2025-10-20
Constitutional expert Dr Lloyd Barnett says the appointments to fill two vacant posts for directors at the Integrity Commission should be done promptly.
Barnett urges speedy appointments to vacant IC posts | Lead StoriesJamaica· 2025-10-16
When the commission was reconstituted in 1993 by Mr Manley’s successor, PJ Patterson, with largely the same members, the constitutional lawyer, Lloyd Barnett, became the chairman.
Editorial | A new committee | CommentaryJamaica· 2025-10-03
Lloyd Barnett advocates for the transformation of Jamaica's political structure.
Reconstruction surgery on Jamaica’s body politic | LettersJamaica· 2025-08-07Lloyd Barnett, a member of the Constitutional Reform Committee, challenged the minister on the exclusion of fixed election dates in the republic bill.
Fixed-date fight | Lead StoriesJamaica· 2025-07-31
Constitutional expert Dr Lloyd Barnett said the current bill before Parliament is in 'limbo or almost dead because it can’t be passed again in this Parliament'.
Constitutional bill in limbo | Lead StoriesJamaica· 2025-07-16
Constitutional lawyer Dr Lloyd Barnett has described the corporation's stance as legally unsound.
Supreme Court halts removal of PNP campaign signs in St James by municipal corporation | NewsJamaica· 2025-06-09
Constitutional lawyer Dr Lloyd Barnett says Mayor of Montego Bay Richard Vernon has a duty to respond to the political ombudsman.
Barnett: MoBay mayor duty bound to respond to political ombudsman’s concerns | Lead StoriesJamaica· 2025-05-22
Lloyd Barnett highlighted the absurdity and clear unconstitutionality of Jamaica’s retention of the Obeah Act.
Editorial | Obeah law nonsense | CommentaryJamaica· 2025-05-13
Dr Lloyd Barnett is an attorney-at-law and author.
Lloyd Barnett | The perverse obeah act | In FocusJamaica· 2025-05-11
Dr Lloyd Barnett noted that Malahoo Forte's interpretation of the Constitution was legally correct but diverged from Jamaica’s democratic norms.
Malahoo Forte defends stance on general elections | NewsJamaica· 2025-04-04
Constitutional scholar Dr Lloyd Barnett has viewed the remarks by Cabinet Minister Marlene Malahoo Forte on the timing of Jamaica’s next general election with a blend of legal understanding and democratic concern.
Timing tension | Lead StoriesJamaica· 2025-04-04
Legal scholar Dr Lloyd Barnett discussed the implications of the governor general's discretion in appointing commissioners.
IC braces for change as Panton bows out | Lead StoriesJamaica· 2025-02-16
