The importance of developing a Caribbean Jurisprudence
By Sir Lawrence A. Joseph From Barnacle Perhaps the most compelling argument for all Caribbean countries to accede to the Appellate Jurisdiction of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) is to establish and develop a Caribbean jurisprudence. The term jurisprudence…
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The two-faced, phoney side of Jamaica’s politics
By Christopher Burns From Jamaica Observer Phoney sells, but counterfeit politics and political practices sell even more. Nowhere is phoney politics and politicians more popular than right here in Jamaica. The governors are as guilty of phoney politics as the governed…
Privy Council throws monkey wrench in former premier’s plans
From TCI News Now The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London on Monday threw a monkey wrench in the plans of former Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) premier Michael Misick by denying his appeal seeking to enforce his…
Unpleasant dance with CCJ by Jamaica and T&T
By Rickey Singh From Jamaica Observer Some 52 years after Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago formally severed the colonial relationship with Britain, they maintain a strange preference for the Privy Council in London as their final appellate institution instead of…
Doctor treating Trinidad environmentalist on hunger strike withdraws support with immediate effect
From Caribbean 360 PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, Friday October 10, 2014, CMC – The doctor attending to environmental activist, Dr Wayne Kublalsingh, who is on an indefinite hunger strike, has withdrawn her services with immediate effect. In a letter on Thursday, Dr….
Turks and Caicos Islands Court of Appeal rules against the Appellants [Michael Misick and others] in their appeal against Trial Without Jury
From TCI Affairs The TCI Affairs have been reliably informed that the Turks and Caicos Court of Appeal has dismissed the appeal of the Defendants (former Premier Michael Misick and others) in the Courruption cases and affirmed the decision of…
Director of Public Prosecutions responds to local media editorial and story
From the Director of Public Prosecutions We refer to the Cayman Compass editorial of Wednesday 2nd July 2014, and a related article, noting with concern the clear implication therein that the prosecuting team in the Cayman Islands and thus the…
Ireland: Expert Evidence: The importance of proper consideration
Article by Dudley Solan, Peter Lennon, Daniel Scanlon, Graham O’Doherty, Nicholas Cole and Enda O’Keeffe, Maples and Calder A recent Privy Council decision looks at how courts must treat the evidence of expert witnesses (Caribbean Steel Co Ltd v Price…
