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Government House confirmed today that the Director of Public Prosecutions Rory Field The Governor has been informed that he will leave office at the end of February 2016 to “pursue new opportunities”.
Gov. George Ferguson said: “I am sad to accept Mr. Field’s resignation. He has done an outstanding job – but the job is not over.”
“I have asked the chairman of the Judicial and Legal Services Commission to start the search for a successor.”
Rory Field was first appointed Attorney General of Bermuda in 2007 and his subsequent re-election led to Somewhat controversial.
Shadow Attorney General Michael Scott Said before“Rory Field’s reappointment is not only a slap in the face to those qualified, capable Bermudians who have been overlooked, but a slap in the face to all those who believe that Bermudians should be given priority for jobs and opportunities in our country.
“Simply extending Mr Field’s work permit while qualified Bermudians are left out in the cold is an insult to Bermudians and once again proves that our country is heading in the wrong direction.”
After Mr Field’s last re-election in January 2015, the Cabinet Office Spokesperson says“Of course, the Prime Minister is disappointed that a suitably qualified Bermudian was not appointed.
“Having expressed the desire to appoint a Bermuda DPP in 2007, 2010 and 2013, it is very unfortunate that the process adopted by the Governor’s Office appears to have been unable to turn those desires into reality.”
“The Cabinet Office notes that the Prime Minister has previously expressed concerns about this matter.
“The Cabinet Office confirmed that the Prime Minister had ‘strongly expressed’ his concerns to the Governor General and further stated that he would again raise the matter with the UK Under-Secretary of State in London for Bermuda and the Overseas Territories, James Duddridge MP.”
Mr Field’s biography on the government website states: “He was called to the London Bar in 1980 and is a Fellow of the Honourable Court of the Middle Temple. He practises at Pat Upward QC, Solicitors, 15 New Bridge Street, London, specialising in criminal prosecution and defence. He works in all areas of serious crime.
“From 2003 to 2007, he served as the Organized Crime Legal Adviser to the OSCE Mission to Serbia. In this capacity, he advised the Serbian Ministry of Justice, the Chief Prosecutor of Serbia and the Organized Crime Prosecutor of Serbia on how to more effectively combat organized crime and serious crime through legislative and institutional improvements.
“He has driven a number of important advances in the areas of witness protection, high-tech crime, asset forfeiture and international approaches to combating cross-border crime.
“He served as Attorney General of Belize from 1999 to 2001. While in office, he personally prosecuted many of the most serious and high-profile cases before the Supreme Court. He prosecuted nearly all cases heard by the Court of Appeal. He also prosecuted two murder cases before the Privy Council.
“Prior to working in Belize, Rory was treasurer of the Human Rights Committee of the Law Society of England and Wales. As a result, he visited Sierra Leone twice in 1998 and led a delegation to Turkey in 1999.
“Most recently, in 2007, he was one of four international experts on an 11-day EU delegation to the Philippines to find solutions to a recent spate of extrajudicial killings. He was particularly sought advice on strengthening prosecutions and witness protection.”
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