Attorney General John Jeremie yesterday met with two King’s Counsel who have been retained by the State in the matter involving businessman Dominic Hadeed and his wife, Genevieve Hadeed.Sir James Raymond Eadie, KC, and Robert Stephen Strang, KC, met with the Attorney General at the Office of the Attorney General, Port of Spain.The State’s legal team, which has been briefed by the Attorney General, comprises Eadie, Strang and Gerald Ramdeen, chairman of the National Gas Company (NGC).The meeting yesterday lasted several hours.The Express learnt that the two King’s Counsel are expected to be called to the Bar today.On June 30, Legal Notices Nos 492 and 493 were published in the Gazette, formally authorising the two King’s Counsel to be admitted to practise law in Trinidad and Tobago specifically for the matter CV2026-02618—Dominic Hadeed & Genevieve Hadeed v The Commissioner of Police.

briefed state’s legal team: Attorney General John Jeremie.

The appointments were made by Jeremie under Section 15A of the Legal Profession Act, following consultation with the Chief Justice.Eadie, a barrister of the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, was admitted to practise at the Bar of England and Wales in July 1984.Strang, also of the Middle Temple, was admitted to the Bar of England and Wales in November 2003.Strang successfully represen­ted former prime minister Dr Keith Rowley in a 16-year land dispute involving the Alma Estate, Tobago.He acted alongside attorneys Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj and Dr Margaret Rose to secure Rowley’s victory before the United Kingdom-based Privy Council.The legal notices state that both King’s Counsel are eligible to be admitted to practise as attorneys-at-law in Trinidad and Tobago “in relation to the following cause and any matters, suits or other proceedings arising out of or in connection with the cause”.The move comes as the Government defends the legality of the preventive detention orders (PDOs) issued against the Hadeeds under the Emergency Powers Regulations.