The question of why and what motivated the decision of the AG was brought up on the Monday, November 15, 2021, edition of the Umoja Show on ZBVI 780AM, by host Cromwell Smith aka ‘Edju En Ka’ while he was interviewing guest, Hon Willock on the CoI Court case issue and ruling of Judge [Ag] Mr Adrian Jack.

According to Hon Willock, he had filed an injunction as a party in the CoI to stop the three lawyers; Bilal M. Rawat acting as Counsel and Andrew King, along with Rhea Harrikissoon, acting as Solicitors, from practicing law in alleged violation of the VI laws since March 2021.

The question of why and what motivated the decision of the AG, was brought up on the Monday, November 15, 2021, edition of the Umoja Show on ZBVI 780am, by Host Cromwell Smith aka ‘Edju En Kn’ while he was interviewing guest, Hon Willock on the CoI Court case issue and ruling of Judge [Ag] Mr Adrian Jack.

AG being intimidated by 3rd party?

Before the injunction, Hon Willock and Deputy Speaker Hon Neville A. Smith (AL) had filed an objection to the lawyers' application to be called to the Bar and the first matter was still before the courts.

Hon Willock indicated it was after the injunction was filed, that his legal team was made aware that they needed the permission of the Attorney General, who after correspondence, had never indicated that they needed her permission before.

However, she had already put on the record that the three lawyers broke the law, the Speaker said, which further motivated the decision to file an injunction.

“We Spoke to the Attorney General, she could not give us permission, because she already stated in writing that she is not objecting, so all we did was withdraw the case,” Hon Willock said.

Andrew King, left, and Bilal M. Rawat, right, are two of the three lawyers currently assisting the UK-sponsored Virgin Islands (VI) Commission of Inquiry (CoI) and have been accused of practicing law in the territory while not being called to the BVI Bar, a violation of the Legal Professions Act 2015.

Something is wrong with AG's decision - Smith

Mr Smith then questioned what could have motivated the AG to not move ahead with a case against three persons accused of breaking the laws of the VI.

“Why would she say they should be called to the bar and then deny the permission?" Mr Smith asked.

“If she says they had to be called to the bar but ain’t give you permission for the injunction, certainly something is wrong with her decision,” Smith posited.

Attorney for Speaker of the House of Assembly Hon Julian Willock, Mr Richard G. Rowe said he intends to use the Attorney General’s own words against her in an upcoming court appearance in the matter involving the alleged illegal practice by three attorneys from the United Kingdom (UK) on the Commission of Inquiry (CoI).

Justice Adrian Jack had said that the only thing missing to enable the injunction to be heard was the consent of the AG, as Hon Willock had no legal standing to carry forward the injunction on his own.

Hon Willock said he made it clear to the AG that his actions to file the injunction in court were motivated by the principles that the rule of law must be equal for all in the territory and that it was done on behalf of the people of the VI.