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Dana Seetahal is a Trinidad and Tobago lawyer and a former independent senator. She was born on 8 July 1955 in Trinidad and Tobago. She attended the University of the West Indies, where she obtained a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1979. She was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 1980 and to the Bar of Trinidad and Tobago in 1981. Seetahal was appointed an independent senator in the Trinidad and Tobago Parliament in 2001. She served as a senator until 2013. She was also a member of the Caribbean Court of Justice from 2005 to 2013. Seetahal was a senior counsel in the Chambers of Dana Seetahal SC and a partner in the law firm Seetahal & Associates. She was also a member of the International Bar Association and the Commonwealth Lawyers Association. Seetahal was a recipient of the Chaconia Medal Gold for her contribution to the legal profession in Trinidad and Tobago. She was also awarded the Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago in 2013. Seetahal passed away on 19 May 2014 at the age of 58.

Popular As Dana Saroop Seetahal
Occupation Trinidad and Tobago lawyer
Age 58 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 8 July 1955
Birthday 8 July
Birthplace Trinidad and Tobago
Date of death May 4, 2014
Died Place Woodbrook, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Nationality Trinidad and Tobago

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2014

On May 4, 2014 at 12.05am, Seetahal was assassinated while driving her Volkswagen Touareg SUV in the vicinity of the Woodbrook Youth Club, Port of Spain, Trinidad. She was shot 5 times. On July 24, 2015, 11 men were arrested and charged with her murder.

2010

"Revised throughout, this new edition addresses the recent changes in law in St Lucia and the Bahamas bringing this popular text right up-to-date. Although written for law students, as the only book which deals specifically with criminal practice and procedure in the Caribbean, it is also a useful reference tool for criminal justice professionals." The third edition of this book was released in July 2010, and contains a new chapter on extradition.

2008

In 2008 she opened her own private chambers "El Dorado Chambers" located in Port of Spain, Trinidad, comprising 3 other lawyers and students.

2002

She was first appointed to Parliament in April 2002 as an Independent Senator in the 7th Republican Parliament. She was again appointed an Independent Senator in the 8th and 9th Parliaments (October 2002 to April 2010). She was not re-appointed to the 10th Parliament.

In January 2006 she was made Senior Counsel ("took silk"). Her first contribution in the Senate was on The Appropriation Bill, 2003 on October 28, 2002.

1995

She became a Course Director and Senior Lecturer at Hugh Wooding Law School from 1995 to 2007. She taught and did research in the courses of Criminal Practice & Procedure, the Law of Evidence for ten Caribbean jurisdictions & Legal Drafting.

1988

In 1988 she returned as a Senior State Prosecutor and from 1988 to 1991 she acted as Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). She prosecuted indictable cases (felonies) at the High Court and appeared for the State in criminal matters at the Court of Appeal. Advised the Police and other government departments on criminal matters. Lectured to the police, state and non-governmental organizations, such as Rotary Clubs.

1980

After passing the bar Dana Seetahal worked as a State Prosecutor from 1980 to 1987. She prosecuted cases in the magistrates’ courts and later in the High Court. She performed as a Magistrate for one year from 1987 to 1988 but preferred prosecuting. As a magistrate she tried chiefly criminal cases at the summary level and presided at Juvenile Court. Acted as a coroner in inquests and conducted preliminary inquiries in indictable trials.

1955

Dana Saroop Seetahal, SC (July 8, 1955 – May 4, 2014) was an Independent Senator in the Trinidad and Tobago Senate. She was an attorney at law in private practice and was formerly a lecturer at the Hugh Wooding Law School, Trinidad and Tobago, where she held the position of Course Director in Criminal Practice and Procedure.

Dana Saroop Seetahal was born on July 8, 1955 in Trinidad and Tobago. She was the 8th of 11 children born to Latchman and Sarjudeya Saroop Seetahal. She attended primary school in El Dorado Village, Tunapuna opposite Aramalaya Presbyterian Church. In 1965 she won a scholarship to attend Bishop Anstey High School in Port of Spain. In 1973 she went on to University and received a Bachelor of Laws from the University of the West Indies. In 1977 she attended Hugh Wooding Law School. She graduated and was called to the bar in 1979. After graduating she worked in the Solicitor General's Department, Magistrate, State Prosecutor, Private Practice in Justitia Omnibus. In 2002 she was appointed an Independent Senator in the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago. She was awarded the status of 'Senior Counsel' in 2006. In 2008 she opened her own chambers, El Dorado Chambers.