Assigned to work in the British Virgin Islands

Two female Jamaican jurists have been appointed to act as high court judges in the Commercial Division of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court.

They are retired Supreme Court judge, Justice Ingrid Mangatal and King’s Counsel Tana’ania Small Davis, partner in the law firm Livingston, Alexander and Levy. They will be assigned to serve in the British Virgin Islands.

Mangatal’s one-year appointment is to commence on January 1, 2023, while Small Davis is to act from November 21 to December 23, 2022.

In commenting on her appointment, Mangatal has been quoted as saying: “I plan to do my best and apply the skills that I have acquired over 35 years in private and public service. In particular, to apply the knowledge and experience that I have acquired while presiding on the Bench in Jamaica and The Cayman Islands, collectively, for 17 years.”

As for Small Davis, who was called to the Jamaican Bar in 1992 and worked in the British Virgin Islands from 1999 to 2012, she plans to do her best in the new acting post. Small Davis is also president of the British Virgin Islands Bar Association.

Mangatal was appointed a Supreme Court judge from 2003 to 2014 and was appointed to act on the Court of Appeal Bench. She applied and obtained early discretionary retirement from the judiciary in Jamaica.

She was next appointed a judge in The Cayman Islands Grand Court and served from January 2015 to October 2019.