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Jamela A. Ali, SC- Trial Lawyer at the Guyana Civil Bar in Private Practice with numerous court appearances at the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), Constitutional and Administrative Division of the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal of Guyana. Advocate in Public Law - Constitutional Law and Administrative Law while employed at the Attorney General’s Chambers, Guyana as a State Counsel and other senior positions from 1 November 1989 to April 2002. 

Jamela A Ali made special studies in Legislative Drafting, obtained a Masters of Law degree from UWI, Barbados (Professor V.C.R.A.C Crabbe), which included the Public Law courses of Constitutional and Administrative Law and wrote a LL.M Research Paper on Legislative Drafting, Parliamentary Counsel, Statute Law Revision, Consolidation of Laws, Law Reform, Constitution, Natural Justice, and Good Administration.

Jamela A. Ali also delivered speeches and wrote Articles on Constitutional Law Reform, Administrative Law and Legislative Drafting which include:

• REVIEW OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM PROCESS 2002. Published in the Caribbean Law Review by the University of the West Indies (UWI), Cave Hill, Barbados 2003. This paper was delivered at the Guyana Bar Association law conference. Quote "no attempt was made to draft the amendments in simple, clear, accurate and unambiguous language. Verbosity and tautology were the preferred style."
  
  Guyana Chronicle newspaper of 21 November 2007 referred to the speech. click
  
  
• LEGISLATIVE DRAFTING PRINCIPLES LACKING IN CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM 2000
  
  
• Guyana Election Law amendment 2000 - Consequences of poor legislative drafting

• PARLIAMENT: A DEMOCRACY OR A MOCKERY -2003 Legislative Drafting critique of Service Commissions, Terrorist, Deportee and Seat Belt Laws at the Guyana Bar Association law conference. Quote "The amendments were not a credit to those who assumed responsibility for their drafting. They were ambiguous, vague and characterised by a total absence of specifics. The legislative vacuum led to different interpretations as to what Parliament intended."

• THE ROLE OF PARLIAMENTARY COUNSEL AND LEGISLATIVE DRAFTING IN GUYANA: A Critique (22,327 words) LL.M. Research Paper 1997. Includes Statute Law Revision, Consolidation of Laws, Law Reform, Constitution, Natural Justice and Principles of Good Administration
  
  
• DUTY TO GIVE REASONS: THE WAY FORWARD Administrative Law article updated in 2008. Published in The New Guyana Bar Review, May 2008. see Kaieteur News article
  
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Jamela A Ali is the Principal of the Jamela Ali Law Firm. For legal services, click on links here Oil and Gas, Mining Law & Agreements, Conveyancing, Buying & Selling Properties, Trademarks, Adoption of Children, Divorces, Probates of Wills and Administration, Money Claims, Formation of Companies, Mediation and Real Estate. She is also a Trademark and Patent Agent, a Notary Public and a Certified Mediator.

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For further information, here are the contact details:

Contact person: Jamela A. Ali, Senior Counsel, CM, LLM (Legislative Drafting), LLB (Hons)(UWI), MCIArb.

Office Address: 78 Hadfield and Breda Streets, Werk en Rust, Georgetown, Guyana (br), South America

Telephone number: +592 225 4712

Whats app message:+592 696 2435

Emails:                 jamelalawyer11@yahoo.com

                           jamelaali@gmail.com

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