David Ritch

David Ritch, OBE, JP (born 1951) is a prominent Cayman Islands attorney who has done private and governmental work.

Legal career

David Ritch received his law degree from the University of the West Indies with honours, and was admitted to the bar in 1976 from the Inner Temple, Inns of Court, London, England; in England as Barrister-at-Law and Cayman Islands as Attorney-at-Law. He first worked at the Cayman Islands Courts Office and then moved into the private sector working at law firm Hunter & Hunter.^[1]

In 1983, David Ritch founded a private firm, Ritch & Conolly, with stepfather Warren Conolly which at one time became the second-largest Caymanian-owned practice on the island.^[2] He has served as a director of the Caribbean Utilities Company and became the chairman in October 2003.^[3]

Government work

David Ritch has had appointments on numerous Cayman Islands government boards including chairman of the Planning Appeals Tribunal (1987-1989), member of the Cayman Islands Currency Board (1987-1997), Chairman of the Labour Laws Appeals Tribunal (1988-1991), Chairman of the Caymanian Protection Board (1989-1990), Chairman of the Port Authority (1992-2003, chairman of the Trade and Business Licensing Board (2000-2002) and chairman of the Immigration board (2002-2003).^[3][4] Most recently he served as chairman of the Work Permit Board and the Immigration Review Team (a Cabinet committee) from 2005, where he reduced the large backlog of applications and reformed the immigration law, until he resigned in April 2007 from the former position. He still serves in the latter position with the IRT. ^[5]

Biography

David Ritch is married with three children and was awarded an OBE in 2003 for public service in the Cayman Islands.^[3] He is also a Justice of the Peace in George Town.^[6]

References

1. ^ "David Ritch". Ritch&Conolly. http://www.rc.com.ky/david-ritch.html. Retrieved 2007-11-14. 
2. ^ "David Ritch, new Chairman of the Trade and Business Licensing Board". Caymannetnews. http://www.caymannetnews.com/Archive/Archive%20Articles/December%202000/Issue%2042/davidritch.html. Retrieved 2007-11-14. ^{[dead link]}
3. ^ ^{a b c} "Family's proud moment as attorney David Ritch receives OBE in London". Caymannetnews. 2003-12-19. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. http://web.archive.org/web/20070928001918/http://www.caymannetnews.com/2003/12/556/obe.shtml. Retrieved 2007-11-14. 
4. ^ "Work Permit Board chief resigns". Caymannetnews. 2007-04-23. http://www.caymannetnews.com/cgi-script/csArticles/articles/000139/013919.htm. Retrieved 2007-11-14. ^{[dead link]}
5. ^ "Work Permit Board Chairman Retires". Radio Cayman. 2007-04-21. http://www.radiocayman.gov.ky/servlet/page?_pageid=2148&_dad=portal30&_schema=PORTAL30&_mode=3&p_thi_id=147277&orgcode=. Retrieved 2007-11-14. 
6. ^ "Justices of the Peace". Cayman Islands Government. http://www.gov.ky/portal/page?_pageid=1142,1481435&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL. Retrieved 2007-11-14. 

External links

• David Ritch at Ritch & Conolly

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