The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) will sit in the Cayman Islands from 15–18 November, the first time it has sat in an overseas territory of the United Kingdom. The JCPC is the highest court of appeal for many Commonwealth countries, as well as the UK’s overseas territories, crown dependencies, and military sovereign […]
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council will sit in the Cayman Islands in November
October 21, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Judgment has been given this morning by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in 2 cases, including Chantelle Day and Vickie Bodden Bush
March 14, 2022 by Leave a Comment
From Judgments from the JCPC Attorney General for Bermuda (Appellant) v Ferguson and others (Respondents) (Bermuda) – JCPC 2019/0077 Jurisdiction: Court of Appeal for Bermuda The Bermudian Parliament passed the Domestic Partnership Act 2018, which provided for same-sex couples to enter into domestic partnerships and declared that a marriage is void unless the parties are […]
Privy Council backs Cayman pari passu clawbacks in Weavering liquidation
July 30, 2019 by Leave a Comment
By Dominic Lawson From Global Restructuring Review The UK Privy Council has upheld recovery payments secured by liquidators of a Cayman Islands vehicle under the pari passu principle, marking the first successful clawback of shareholder redemption payments in the jurisdiction on the basis of preference. For more go to: https://globalrestructuringreview.com/article/1195669/privy-council-backs-cayman-pari-passu-clawbacks-in-weavering-liquidation Related story: The Cayman Islands […]
In the Courts in 2018: an Appleby review of offshore court decisions
February 7, 2019 by 1 Comment
Article first published by Appleby in January 2019. Welcome to the latest issue of Appleby’s annual “In The Courts” publication, a round-up of the most interesting decisions handed down by the courts of our offshore jurisdictions in 2018. As always, we have organised the cases thematically rather than by jurisdiction, to show how similar and […]
REBROADCAST TIMES: St Kitts & Nevis -The Emergency Parliament Sitting of Friday, January 16th, 2015
January 18, 2019 by Leave a Comment
The riveting emergency Parliament sitting of Friday, January 16th, 2015 will be aired tomorrow, Friday, January 18th, 2019 at 10:00am and again at 8:15pm on ZIZ TV (Channel 5) and ZIZ’s website (https://zizonline.com/tv/channel-5/). Please stay tuned for further rebroadcast times scheduled for this weekend.Wednesday, January 16th, 2019 marked four years since the then-St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party government hastily introduced a Proclamation […]
Privy Council orders Trinidad chief justice to pay legal costs
October 28, 2018 by Leave a Comment
From Caribbean News Now LONDON, England — Trinidad and Tobago Chief Justice Ivor Archie has been ordered to pay the legal costs incurred by the Law Association of Trinidad and Tobago (LATT) in defending the unsuccessful action brought against it by Archie in relation to its ongoing investigation into misconduct allegations against him. On Friday, […]
New anti-Caribbean Court of Justice group
October 8, 2018 by Leave a Comment
From Antigua Observer A month before the electorate will be asked to vote in a referendum to determine whether or not the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) should replace the Privy Council as the nation’s final court of appeal, a new group has been formed to streamline opposition to the process. The CCJ CAN WAIT […]
OECS Bar president urges member countries to embrace CCJ
September 24, 2018 by Leave a Comment
By LK Hewlett West Indies News Network From Caribbean News Now BASSETERRE, St Kitts (WINN) — Thaddeus Antoine, president of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Bar Association, has lent the organization’s voice to the calls for member countries to adopt the Caribbean Court of Justice (the CCJ) as their final court of appeal. […]
Former Cayman Islands Solicitor-General and Trinidad Chief Justice loses Privy Council appeal on conduct review
August 19, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Trinidad judge loses bid to halt legal inquiry into his private life By Owen Bowcott Legal affairs correspondent, from the Guardian, UK Chief justice Ivor Archie had tried to stop law association’s investigation which could lead to his removal from office Judges in London have dismissed an attempt by the chief justice of Trinidad and […]
