John Grant was one of the few Scots who was able to enter the legal profession on Jamaica. As Scottish law differed considerably from the English law system used on the island, Scots had to retrain either in England or take further exams on Jamaica. Grant kept a record of the cases he had to deal with during his tenure as Chief Justice which survived and are now kept at the Harvard Law School rare library. It is available for online consultation here.
Monday 25 February 2013
John Grant - Chief Justice
John Grant was one of the few Scots who was able to enter the legal profession on Jamaica. As Scottish law differed considerably from the English law system used on the island, Scots had to retrain either in England or take further exams on Jamaica. Grant kept a record of the cases he had to deal with during his tenure as Chief Justice which survived and are now kept at the Harvard Law School rare library. It is available for online consultation here.
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