The blogmaster asked John Knox the following question – How did Leslie Haynes frustrate your matter? It invoked the following response. For those who are unaware, John Knox is a member of the Knox clan that is embroiled in a family feud over decades with the Deanes. It involves the Kingsland Estate Limited, a strategically located 1000 acre property in Christ Church.
Although a family feud at the core the decades old legal battle has revealed deeper issues involving the machinations of prominent players in Barbados including government. Barbados Underground (BU) has covered this complex land dispute matter over the years mainly from the perspective of the Deanes.
It is interesting that retired Chief Justice David Simmons and the current Leslie Haynes have been named actors in the legal dispute. BU does not have a dog in the fight. However it is interesting John’s response if true. It would make all civic minded Barbadians realise the incestuous, nepotistic and inbred nature of how we do business. In fact, it would make one question the capacity of the judiciary to be independent of the executive. Then again, we know any one who dares to question the obvious is labelled a fool, especially if it comes from the social media space.
The blogmaster will be a fool. Has CJ Leslie Haynes contributed to the court backlog numbered by AH Dale Marshall to be 1600 plus at last count?
- Misled the court in 1998 and insisted Classic was a “desirable shareholder” and covered under a clause in the Schedule to the Articles when in fact it was in the process of trying to defeat the Trust nature of the Family Trust Company, Kingsland.
The result is that all lands purportedly sold have defective deeds because Kingsland, its property and assets have not been released from the terms of the trust.
Potentially the case backlog could increase by 400+ as the defective deeds are straightened out.- Also misled the court in 2002 that Security for Costs were necessary. Court of Appeal awarded $1,000,000.00 against Marjorie Knox which she raised by mortgaging her shares which were given her as part of the consideration for the 1,133 acres she and her siblings and parents conveyed to Kingsland.
The other part of the consideration were the terms of the Trust.
Kingsland undertook to pay satisfy discharge and fulfil all the debts liabilities contracts and engagements she incurred in relation to the lands conveyed to Kingsland and to indemnify her from all proceedings claims and demands in respect thereof.
In simple terms, 26 years of completely wasted legal proceedings.Q. Ask yourself why would the Executive Branch fund the court with taxpayer money to waste its time?
A. The answer is the Executive Branch controls the Judicial Branch and wanted control of the 1,133 acres as it thought those lands could attract $800 million USD in foreign investment (CLICO or whoever) in their ill conceived Golf Tourism project.
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