Category: Shaira Bommel

In The Media - St. Dominic declared champion of SXM Moot Court competition - Shaira Bommel

6/7/2017

PHILIPSBURG--After a Friday afternoon filled with pleadings, arguments and rebuttals in a high-profile and legally highly complicated case involving war crimes, the St. Dominic High School legal team emerged as winners in the second edition of the SXM Moot Court Competition for high school students.

St. Dominic also won the first edition of the competition in 2015, making this its second win in a row. The team received their championship trophy from Minister of Justice and Deputy Prime Minister Rafael Boasman, who was also present at the hearings. In addition to the best team, the best speaker of the day, Briani Penijn of Milton Peters College (MPC) was also awarded a trophy.

St. Maarten Moot Court Foundation organised this second competition for high school students to show their skills in the courtroom. During a preliminary hearing before Judges of First Instance at the Courthouse on Friday, St. Dominic and Penijn as best speaker argued their way to an international moot court before the International Criminal Court in January 2018. Other participating schools were Caribbean International Academy (CIA), St. Maarten Academy (SMA) and Milton Peters College.

In the Media: Court orders measures to improve prison situation - The Daily Herald.

4/7/2017

Shaira Bommel - S&P Associate

PHILIPSBURG--The Judge in the Court of First Instance on Friday ordered Country St. Maarten to take a number of measures to improve safety and security of inmates and guards at Point Blanche prison.

Represented by attorneys Sjamira Roseburg and Shaira Bommel, Point Blanche Inmates Association (PBIA) had filed an injunction in which it argued that the prison situation is very unsafe and the circumstances so poor that intervention by the Court is needed.

According to the inmates, it is urgently warranted that security measures be put in place, and that facilities and daytime activities are improved, that medical care is more widely made available, and that lawyers’ access to their clients be improved.

15 claims

To this effect, the Inmates Association filed 15 claims in total. The Court awarded eight of these claims, and attached daily fines of US $800 to each of these claims, in case of non-compliance, to a maximum of $50,000.

The Court’s evaluation of all facts and circumstances led to a number of provisions. Prison-guard shifts are to be executed by at least six prison guards in total, and shifts are not to last longer than eight hours per day. Prison guards are to receive professional training in first aid, emergency response, communication and motivation.

In The Media: Judge to rule in inmates’ injunction on March 31

3/21/2017

PHILIPSBURG--The Judge in the Court of First Instance will give its decision in the injunction filed by Pointe Blanche Inmates Association (PBIA) against country St. Maarten concerning safety and security concerns and a number of other issues in prison on March 31, it was announced on Friday.

PBIA, with lawyers Sjamira Roseburg and Shaira Bommel as their legal representatives, took Government to Court last month because the safety of prison inmates cannot be guaranteed and the living conditions are considered terrible.

Shaira Bommel - S&P Partner

In The Media - 25 years S&P Lawyers - Book Donation St Maarten

9/22/2015

Sulvaran & Peterson Law Firm donates criminal law book to the Court of Sint Maarten

BY 721NEWS ON SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — The law firm, also known as S&P Lawyers, recently celebrated the 25 year anniversary of its first ever office, which was founded in 1990 and is located in Curacao.

On the picture from left to right: lawyers Shaira Bommel & Dagmar Daal, Judge Mans & lawyer Eldon Sulvaran.

In The Media - S&P Lawyer Shaira Bommel - The Daily Herald

11/27/2014

Lawyer Shaira Bommel - S&P Associate

Murder suspect acquitted, still on trial for robberies

PHILIPSBURG--The Joint Court of Justice acquitted a 32-year-old man Wednesday of involvement in the killing of well-known Indian businessman Haresh "Danny" Dayalani on May 26, 2009, at his Cole Bay home. However, Robertson Peter of Dominica remains a suspect of involvement in two armed robberies at Pelican Marina's administrative offices May 13-14, 2009, the Court added.

In acquitting the defendant, the Joint Court followed the Court of First Instance, which had also acquitted him of murder and manslaughter in its decision of April 15.