DPP’s departure opens up opportunities | Legal minds urged to join the department
While noting that her contribution will be missed, Deputy Governor David Archer, Jr has said the departure of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) Kim Hollis will create an avenue for other legal minds in the territory to rise to the challenge.
Hollis, who has been in that post since 2016, will be resigning from her position sometime in December for personal reasons.
In a statement issued by on Wednesday, Archer Jr said: “I am sad to share that Kim Hollis, a Queen’s Counsel has decided to leave the public service in December as a result of the need for her to take care of an ailing family member.”
“Ms Hollis’ wealth of experience will be missed. I wish to extend my personal thanks for the admirable work she has put in at a demanding post. As a territory, we’ve benefitted not just from Ms Hollis’ skills in the courtroom, but also from her leadership, as she has shared much with her team of prosecutors, the entities she advises within the Government, and with the greater legal fraternity in the territory,” he continued.
He said the outgoing prosecutorial boss has committed to offering any transitional support to the incoming DPP.
Bright side
In the meantime, the Deputy Governor said there is a ‘bright side’ to her departure from the post.
“For those rising through the legal profession, there is something of a bright side to Ms Hollis’ departure. An opportunity now exists for the next DPP to rise to meet the challenge of this post,” he said.
“I call on others to consider employment with the Office of the DPP and in other roles needed to ensure optimum functioning of this critical office,” the deputy governor added.
Archer Jr further said that changes could be expected in the DPP via the Public Service Transformation Programme.
Hollis was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 1979 and has been in practice for 35 years. She has extensive experience in criminal courts in Wales, England and Bermuda.
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I would like to see Mrs. Scatliffe-Esprit in this position!
She can’t even buy a case…smh
Thanks for the resignation…What a waste of government’s resources…She selectively took cases she would win…When the big cases came along she hired he UK mates but isn’t she ah whole QC…smh…She was more into beautifying herself rather than focusing on winning cases…When she lost a case she had a temper tantrum…So go along mate…Couldn’t even by a case…
STRUPE COMMENT
That’s what these positions do THE WORLD OVER to ensure they are as successful as possible. Of course you an “expert”. Stop throwing stones at a person who already done more before breakfast than you do with your hate, negativity, and STRUPE COMMENTS
You are the problem with BVI
Why would legal minds join the BVI Gov, when the Judicial and Legal Services Committee doesn’t get back to people? Too much hassle!
One must wonder why she is running off so soon.
We already lost a brilliant legal mind. He’s in SKN.
Someone don’t want to lock up their drinking partner for that plane and other things so they are existing stage left.
We would rise to the occasion if the government would add legal studies to their scholarship programme!