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New Falklands' magistrate has fishery law experience

SMO John Trevaskis

The Falkland Islands new Senior Magistrate John Trevaskis has experience in fishery prosecutions confirmed the Islands Acting Governor Paul Martinez this week.

Mr Trevaskis, who travels south to his new appointment on November 10, has 27 years experience of practice which includes criminal defence, civil and family proceedings, Military Law, immigration tribunals, Licensing Law and Fishery prosecutions for the UK Department for Environment, Food for Rural Affairs. Mr Martinez said Mr Trevaskis is taking a sabbatical from his appointments with the Ministry of Justice to work in the Falklands for a period of two years. He was born and still lives in Cornwall, and is looking forward very much to living and working in the South Atlantic, and exploring the Falkland Islands. "I have read about the Falkland Islands, and spoken to my predecessors about their experiences there, and I recognise much in common with the part of the United Kingdom where I have lived and worked, and also much I shall need to learn", he said. Mr Trevaskis will later be joined by his wife, Jane. They have 2 adult daughters in the United Kingdom. John and Jane share interests in music, walking and meeting people, and John is a keen golfer and cricketer, as well as an ex-player and now keen spectator of rugby. Mr Trevaskis will also be Senior Magistrate for South Georgia, South Sandwich Islands and the British Antarctic Territory.