Also at the centre is the Judicial Education Institute, which was outfitted with streamlined technology, high-definition capture solutions, and e-learning software.The relocation now provides the Hall of Justice with 40 courtrooms, 24 hearing rooms, five mediation rooms, and some 69 criminal courtrooms. On Monday, judges began moving into their new chambers, along with their support staff. Udecott was in charge of outfitting the new location, with the input of the Judiciary. Tower D was previously occupied by the Parliament from 2011-2020 while restoration work was done at the Red House.It was announced in 2019 that the Judiciary would take possession of 13 floors at Tower D when the Parliament vacated it, which it did in January 2020. The centre will house the Judiciary's civil division of the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal. Tower D of the Waterfront Centre, Wrightson Road, Port of Spain, has been officially designated the Waterfront Judicial Centre.The designation was gazetted on Wednesday.The notice in the Gazette said Tower D, in particular, the ground floor to the thirteenth floor, except for the twelfth floor, has been designated as a place for the sitting of the Supreme Court, with effect from Wednesday.Matters scheduled to be heard at the centre will be “stated and published as such,” said the notice, signed by Chief Justice Ivor Archie. Thursday 15 September 2022 Pavement view of the International Waterfront from the footpath on Wrightson Road in Port of Spain. ![]() News Tower D now Waterfront Judicial Centre
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