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He then returned to Trinidad where, from 1949 to 1953, he was Legal Adviser to the Comptroller of Imports and Exports, Trinidad and Tobago. He also lectured in Trade Union History and Trade Union Law at the Extra-Mural Department of the [[University of the West Indies]], located in Trinidad.<ref name=CommonwealthSecretariat /> He subsequently returned to London, and worked for some time as a Talks Producer with the [[BBC]] (1953–1957).<ref name=CommonwealthSecretariat />
Then Ulric Cross' career took an entirely different turn. He went off to practise law in three different African countries -- Ghana, Cameroon and Tanzania -- for many years
Once again, Ulric Cross returned to Trinidad; this time in 1971 to serve as a High Court judge.<ref name=CottonTree /> In 1979, he was elevated to the Court of Appeal.<ref>Bridget Brereton, [http://www.ttlawcourts.org/jeibooks/books/independentcourtofappeal.pdf "Celebrating 50 Years of an Independent Court of Appeal of Trinidad and Tobago 1962–2012"], Judicial Education Institute of Trinidad and Tobago, 2015, p. 139.</ref> He then became Chairman of the Law Reform Commission of Trinidad and Tobago from 1982 to 1983,<ref name=CottonTree /> in this position he made a significant contribution towards furthering the revision and development of the country’s laws.<ref>Carol Matroo, [http://www.newsday.co.tt/news/0,184606.html "PM: TT has lost a true hero"], ''Newsday'', 6 October 2013.</ref> On his death, [[Kamla Persad-Bissessar]], then Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, acknowledged: "Some of his judgments changed the landscape of Trinidad and Tobago."<ref>[http://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/PM-pays-tribute-to-Ulric-Cross-226584161.html "PM pays tribute to Ulric Cross"], ''Trinidad Express Newspapers'', 5 October 2013.</ref>
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