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announced that Kaseke's contract as SG would not be renewed. In media interviews, Fonseca stated that Kaseke "felt it was time for him to move on ... and we felt that it was an opportunity for us to have a new beginning. Over the next few months he continued to represent the government of Belize in
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in a long-running extradition case, until he withdrew from
Seawell's defense team in May 2011. In 2008, he represented Ara Macao Resort in a libel suit. After the case was dismissed, Kaseke stated that recent court decisions were "suspect" and raised "concern" about the judiciary; however, his
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Kaseke achieved widespread professional regard in the
Belizean legal field, but his abrasive personality led him into conflict with many around him, and his personal life was filled with tragedy and trouble. His wife Tsitsi and his son Solomon predeceased him, the latter due to a
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After his departure from the position of SG, Kaseke went into private practice, forming his own law firm Kaseke and
Company, and took on a wide variety of high-profile cases. Beginning in 2007, Kaseke represented
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represented the defendants. His term was also marred by a scandal over his holdings in BELIPO (Belize
Intellectual Property Office), a private company which had a revenue sharing agreement with the
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graduation, Belize happened to be looking for a draftsman, and he decided to come to the country to try things out, apparently without the intention of remaining for long. According to former
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against charges of tampering with a legal document in a dispute with two local business partners, one of them Kimano Barrow (the nephew of PM Dean Barrow). Later that year he represented the
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existing cases, such as the unsuccessful application for a stay of execution of the
Supreme Court ruling that restored
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December. He was survived by his 10-year-old daughter Jane. He was buried in
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bar after a dispute with police, but no charges were filed. A colleague summed him up as "a force of nature".
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facilities under the Sports Act (Cap. 46). He appeared before the
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343:"Former Solicitor General, Dr. Elson Kaseke, dies at 44"
577:"Appeals Court refuses to stay decision in B.T.L. case"
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regarding alleged wrongful sales of government land.
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secretariat, who consulted with him on the issue of
756:"FFB seeks judicial review of NSC de-certification"
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402:"Kaseke appointed as new Solicitor General"
184:specialised in legislative drafting, and a
132:In 2011, Kaseke defended American investor
427:"U.S. seeks extradition of Brown brothers"
298:Trademark dilution: a comparative analysis
913:"Elson Kaseke Behaving Badly in Cayo Bar"
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