THE Law Association of TT (LATT) said public discourse on legal and constitutional matters, particularly among holders of high office, should be conducted with mutual respect and regard for the institutions that safeguard our democracy.

In a statement on October 24, the association noted the recent comments made by Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar in response to its statement on the appointment of the new Chief Justice Ronnie Boodoosingh. The statement on October 23 called into question the consultation process prior to the Chief Justice’s appointment, calling it “hastened and truncated.”

In response to the statement, Persad-Bissessar told another media house, “I have no regard for anything the eat-ah-food filth of the hierarchy of the Law Association says.”