Rajiv Persad is a Senior Counsel and Head of Allum Chambers in Trinidad and
Tobago, specialising in constitutional law, human rights, and criminal litigation. He
has served as a High Court Judge in several Caribbean jurisdictions, including
Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada, and the British Virgin Islands. Mr Persad has held
key leadership roles, including Vice President of the Law Association and Deputy
Chairman of the Integrity Commission. He also lectures at the Hugh Wooding Law
School. His notable legal work includes human rights cases challenging the
mandatory death penalty, and he has contributed to legal scholarship, including
co-authoring sections of Taylor on Appeals.