Dr. Emir Crowne

General Counsel. Barrister. Sports Lawyer.

[Dr. Emir Crowne @EmirCrowne]

This year’s World IP Day theme is IP & Sports. As a panelist, I proposed a Caribbean DMCA‑style approach for live events (sport, Carnival): harmonized national notice‑and‑takedown rules, standard templates & appeal mechanisms - so protection happens during the event, not after.

[Dr. Emir Crowne @EmirCrowne]

"According to the Department of Justice, the Caribbean nationals are from Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and Haiti."

[CNC3TV @CNC3TV]

Four Caribbean Community (CARICOM) nationals - including a Trinidadian - are among 17 foreigners, against whom the Department of Justice says it has filed denaturalisation actions in various US district courts, accusing them of serious offences, including sexual abuse of a minor, wire and bank fraud and distributing drugs wholesale without a licence.

Read more:
https://t.co/fu57ggdeth

[Dr. Emir Crowne @EmirCrowne]

"As a reminder, the dispute arose out of an agreement concluded in 1878 between the Sultan of Sulu and two European nationals... and included a dispute resolution clause referring disputes to the British Consul General in Borneo." #ADR #arbitration https://t.co/dj2czhlNh3

[Dr. Emir Crowne @EmirCrowne]

Privy Council upholds striking of "remarkably stale" claim issued 33+ years ago. Says want of prosecution turns on the length of delay, reasons, & its effects; and abuse of process turns on non-compliance with rules & a party's attitude toward the court. https://t.co/5FQ3ayEj5L

[Dr. Emir Crowne @EmirCrowne]

"Former world 100 metres silver medallist Marvin Bracy-Williams has received a 12-year suspension for his third anti-doping rule ​violation, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency announced on Friday." https://t.co/pUfDtgNLAf

[CNC3TV @CNC3TV]

A roadside vendor operating at Endeavour, Chaguanas, has been arrested and charged, after admitting to selling sacks of potatoes he retrieved from the Claxton Bay landfill. 

Read more:
https://t.co/CvCWD2aUJC

[Dr. Emir Crowne @EmirCrowne]

With the greatest of respect, I feel like this should have been accompanied by a link that explains the details.

[Jamaica Customs Agency @jamaicacustoms]

Carrying large sums of cash through a Jamaican port? It doesn't have to be over $10,000 USD for Customs to seize it. Can't prove its source? It's at risk. #KnowYourCustoms

[Dr. Emir Crowne @EmirCrowne]

"The man allegedly made a series of inflammatory comments targeting the Prime Minister and Hindu religious figures, including Lord Hanuman and Mother Lakshmi, in videos circulated on social media."

[CNC3TV @CNC3TV]

A Port of Spain man was arrested after allegedly making racially offensive and obscene remarks directed at Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and Hindu deities.

For more: https://t.co/F4bFz9R7uR

[United Nations @UN]

Five new non-permanent members have been elected to the UN Security Council.

Austria
Kyrgyzstan
Portugal
Trinidad and ​Tobago
Zimbabwe

The countries' two-year terms will begin on 1 January 2027.

https://t.co/GG0pBn9swn

[Dr. Emir Crowne @EmirCrowne]

"The Court of Arbitration for Sport... upheld FIFA fines imposed on the Mexican Football Federation (FMF) over the use of a homophobic chant by supporters but overturned a partial ​stadium closure ordered in one of the disciplinary cases." #FIFA #sportslaw https://t.co/rrM3XwWz7m

[CNC3TV @CNC3TV]

For the second time in this nation’s history, Trinidad and Tobago will have a seat at the United Nations Security Council.
Today at the United Nations’ Headquarters in New York, T&T was elected as a non-permanent member for the 2027-2028 term.

For more…
https://t.co/KOIgMBovlU

[CNC3TV @CNC3TV]

As climate change intensifies storms, flooding, droughts and coastal erosion across the Caribbean, regional leaders are calling for a fundamental shift in how countries prepare for disasters, from reacting to crises to building resilience before they occur.

Read more:
https://t.co/6hMAsD8g1d

[CNC3TV @CNC3TV]

The Court of Appeal has ruled that a former Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) policy of publishing photographs of citizens charged with crimes was unlawful.

Read more:
https://t.co/STmCA7ORq5

[Dr. Emir Crowne @EmirCrowne]

@karendmadden https://t.co/A2N69ArNuK

[Dr. Emir Crowne @EmirCrowne]

Per the Carey McLeod decision: (1) the athlete asked for the 3rd Whereabouts Failure to be recorded so the “case can move forward urgently”; and (2) admitted the anti-doping rule violation (and its consequences) the very day it was alleged. Decision here: https://t.co/7To4MyU8lG.

[CNC3TV @CNC3TV]

Following a series of controversies and allegations of corruption and financial mismanagement, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has suspended Cricket Canada’s membership.
In its reasoning, the ICC cited the organisation’s “serious breaches of its membership obligations”, following a board meeting in Ahmedabad, India, on Sunday.

For more…
https://t.co/ZN2NB99Y6t

[Donald Smith @dpos_smith]

Having read the AIU’s decision, all I can say is all of this could have been avoided. The narrative appears to portray the athlete as having a nonchalant attitude.

[Dr. Emir Crowne @EmirCrowne]

"... Toronto police say two men are facing charges linked to what investigators are calling the largest seizure of counterfeit soccer merchandise in Canadian history." #FIFA #WorldCup #IP #trademarks #football #soccer (if you must) https://t.co/rFTdmc5Ntv

[Kads @kadeen__]

I know unno think AIU is against the athletes but in this instance, nah

[Dr. Emir Crowne @EmirCrowne]

@kadeen__ 👀

[Dr. Emir Crowne @EmirCrowne]

@LillzTIL Same.