Twenty-seven-year-old Candice Ducreay who on October 23, 2018, took her oath as a barrister and solicitor of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme court before Madame Justices Bernie Stephenson and Victoria Charles Clarke has said while she faced “many challenges along the way” she will remain true and loyal to the legal profession.
Candice is the daughter of attorney at law Glen Ducreay and is attached to his chambers.
“I faced many challenges along the way and at times I thought I could go no further but I persevered with the help of my dad, God and family friends,” she said during the ceremony. “I am humbled by the entire experience and look forward to the challenges that I will face and the new knowledge that I will come across.”
She stated that she has many things to learn and will continue to learn.
“I remain mindful of my ethical, moral and social responsibilities and committed to this noble profession and committed to maintaining the level of integrity and virtue that is expected of me. I will carry out my duty to my client, this honorable court and this country diligently,” she said.
President of the Dominica Bar Association Mary Roberts called on the new attorney to show respect to the court and the counsel with whom she appears always.
“Your first obligations are to the court and to be courteous,” Roberts stated. “I encourage you to serve wherever you can. And it is important that you represent your clients well and give back. I encourage you to apply and join the Dominica Bar Association, bring on board your ideas and zeal. We expect you to make a difference and do it with integrity. You can teach us and we are also there to learn from you.”
Words of advice also came from senior lawyer Heather Felix-Evans.
“I am here to congratulate you, to welcome you, to give you some words of advice and tell you that if you need guidance and support you can call on me. Law cannot be practiced in isolation we all need a sounding voice,” Felix-Evans stated. “You need to work hard and prepare, prepare, prepare, you can over prepare. Be honest with yourself and your clients don’t give them any undue expectations.”
She added, “Don’t go and put yourself out as a champion you can never know it all and as you get into the law and the years go by you will realize that there is so much you don’t know.”
Felix-Evan told Ducreay to be honest to the court.
“Be honest with the court, the judge knows when you are not prepared and is fooling around, you diminish yourself when you try to pull a fast one on the judge. Be humble, humiliate is very important you serve your clients, you not there to make decisions for your clients. You advise and represent your clients,” she stated.
Both Judges Bernie Stephenson and Victoria Charles Clarke while welcoming and congratulating the new lawyer also advise her to “be prepared for court, be courteous and represent her clients honestly and diligently.”
Candice Ducreay attended the Convent Preparatory School and subsequently the Convent High School.
She later graduated from the Dominica State College in 2010 and has worked in her father’s law office, Glen Ducreay Chambers, ever since.
In 2014 she was accepted to study law at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus in Barbados where she attained her Bachelor of Laws Degree with honors in 2016.
Thereafter, she attended the Hugh Wooding Law School in Trinidad and Tobago in the very year and obtained her Legal Education Certificate in a graduation ceremony held on October 6, 2018 in Trinidad and Tobago.
Congratulations to Candice, Glen and Irene!
Congrats Candice, your parents did a great job and so did you. I’m very happy for you and wish you all the best as you embark on this new journey.
Madam, I sincerely hope that you do not go the way some of your colleagues have gone. The judicial system in Dominica needs to be independent again and the legal profession needs to resist the constant courting of the PM. Dominica also needs a professional State Prosecution Office that is run by professionals and not some police officer who is a member of the PM private army.
Congrats Candice…..but wait I caya believe that Miss. Ducreay doesn’t have a mother?????WTH
Ginger Browne… are you listening to your question? her mom was there dummy! her dad is in law so he was there at her side as many other lawyers were.. HER MOM IS AND ALWAYS HAVE BEEN THERE.. DO SOME RESEARCH !
Congrats darling. I am soooooooooooooooo proud of you.
“I remain mindful of my ethical, moral and social responsibilities and committed to this noble profession and committed to maintaining the level of integrity and virtue that is expected of me. I will carry out my duty to my client, this honorable court and this country diligently,” she said. I love this statement and I sincerely hope that you are right and committed to your profession and not that failed political DLP. Dominica, You, your profession comes first. Do not be stained by failed Skerrit. Your first duty is NOT PM but our suffering people of Domininca and to recognise the poverty that has been instilled upon our people in past 18 years. I`m hoping that you have the power, independence & professional fortitude to investigate abuse of states finances, the Bin & Fertilizer Bobol and the many other Bobols. advocated by Skerrit’s blind loyalists. Be the woman wearing the pants in this Cabinet. Clean it up and we want accountability not favours. Skerrit is no role model…
Congratulations to you Miss Ducreay and I am confident you will continue to excel in your chosen profession. Well done.
Congratulations!!
By the way Mr. Ducreay, was that you I saw in the tug of war for Central Credit Union at the Family Fun Day? Nice job
Congratulations Candice !!!!!! I can see the joy in your smile. I wish you all the best, just keep focused and continue to put God first.
Yes, Keep focussed on Domininca. Candice, please, that Astaphan man, stay away from him, you do no need him for legal counsel or advice, there are so many opportunists and blind loyalists out there who would hang around blind and weak Skerrit. That is how he operates. We need to take back Domininca and be careful please in there among these guys, that one in particular. We`ve been there and seen it all. It`s like a big “Dallas” Soap Opera with this and that” – “Tit for Tat”, game. Stay away from all these CBI passports sales, don`t get too deep, just advise on the legal implications. No one would listen in there, so I am hinting, in good faith. Good Guidance, God`s Guidance and I wish you well in the challenge ahead of you. This is no joke, please take seriously. For those in there and cannot talk they wish you well. Any macho nonsense, game playing from this political clown, it`s easy, submit your resignation and run away as far as possible for this corrupt about Govt. Build…