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JCPC/2024/0069
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CONSTITUTION
Judgment givenCase summary:Did the Court of Appeal err in holding that a claim for judicial review was available to the Respondent and that the statutory scheme governing disciplinary proceedings did not provide an effective alternative remedy for her jurisdictional complaint?
Last updated: 17 June 2026
JCPC/2024/0075
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EMPLOYMENT
Judgment givenCase summary:Did an attorney’s conduct of refunding the deposit in full solely to a co-client as co-purchaser following the cancellation of a sale agreement amount to a breach of Canon IV(s) of the Legal Profession (Canons of Professional Ethics) Rules 1978? If so, what is the appropriate sanction and what rules of due process apply to disciplinary proceedings?
Last updated: 17 June 2026
JCPC/2025/0004
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TORT
Judgment givenCase summary:Is there a duty on an Attorney-at-Law to look behind a foreign power of attorney which is regular on its face and satisfies the relevant statutory provisions, and contains no express requirement on its face to look behind it?
Last updated: 17 June 2026
JCPC/2024/0102
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BUSINESS, PROPERTY, WILLS, AND TRUSTS
Judgment givenCase summary:For the purposes of establishing ownership of a property, does section 16(1) of the Registration of Deeds Act mean that a deed which is registered earlier takes priority over a deed which is registered later, even if the former was executed after the latter?
Last updated: 17 June 2026
JCPC/2025/0044
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INSOLVENCY
Judgment givenCase summary:Did the Court of Appeal err (1) by concluding that the Bankruptcy Division of the Supreme Court of Mauritius lacked jurisdiction to grant leave for the Appellant to continue the Plaint as a derivative claim in the name and on behalf of the Respondent; (2) by holding that the application could not be granted ex parte; and (3) if the application could be granted ex parte, by failing to consider that no prejudice was thereby caused to the Respondent?
Linked casesLast updated: 17 June 2026
JCPC/2025/0043
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INSOLVENCY
Judgment givenCase summary:Did the Court of Appeal err (1) by concluding that the Commercial Division of the Supreme Court of Mauritius had granted the Appellant leave under section 154(1)(c) of the Insolvency Act to continue the Plaint in the name and on behalf of the Respondent; and (2) by failing to treat the application as one to enable the Appellant to apply under the Court’s inherent jurisdiction and section 174(3)(a) of the Insolvency Act for leave to continue the Plaint as a derivative claim?
Linked casesLast updated: 17 June 2026
JCPC/2023/0103
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CRIME
Judgment givenCase summary:Did the Court of Appeal err in its interpretation of the Civil Asset Recovery and Management and Unexplained Wealth Act No 8 of 2019 (the “Act”) in finding that the Preliminary Unexplained Wealth Order (“PUWO”) originally imposed under that Act and then set aside by the High Court could be reinstated, including as against the Estate of Sheldon Spring?
Last updated: 17 June 2026
JCPC/2023/0067
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PUBLIC LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Judgment givenCase summary:(i) Was the Court of Appeal wrong because it did not overturn the decision of the trial judge to strike out Mr Hosein’s constitutional claim on the basis of various factors, in particular the availability of a parallel remedy and the delay in bringing proceedings? (ii) Was the Court of Appeal wrong to conclude there was no evidence of apparent bias on the part of the trial judge?
Last updated: 17 June 2026
JCPC/2025/0015
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TAX
Judgment givenCase summary:(1) Is an arrangement under which the appellant obtained insurance from an insurer who reinsured the risk with an entity related to the appellant, such that 95% of the premiums were ultimately received by that related entity, a transaction falling within the meaning of section 23 of the Income Tax Act, Chapter 435 (“ITA”)? (2) Is the appellant required to pay withholding tax on the premiums received by its related entity pursuant to section 66 of the ITA? (3) Are profits made by the appellant from hire-purchase agreements taxable at the time the agreements were entered into or upon receipt of the hirer’s instalments under section 9 of the ITA?
Last updated: 16 June 2026
JCPC/2026/0049
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Appeal issuedCase summary:Last updated: 16 June 2026
JCPC/2025/0007
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COURT PROCEDURE
Judgment givenCase summary:Did the Court of Appeal err in striking out the Appellant’s appeal for want of prosecution and/or abuse of process?
Last updated: 16 June 2026
JCPC/2021/0084
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CRIME
Judgment givenCase summary:Whether the Jamaican statutory regime to combat money laundering is constitutional insofar as it applies to attorneys–at–law.
Linked casesLast updated: 15 June 2026
JCPC/2021/0053
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Judgment givenCase summary:Whether the Jamaican statutory regime to combat money laundering is constitutional insofar as it applies to attorneys–at–law.
Linked casesLast updated: 15 June 2026
JCPC/2018/0072
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NEGLIGENCE
Judgment givenCase summary:Whether the Court of Appeal was correct to uphold the trial judge’s findings as to causation and quantum (among other matters).
Linked casesLast updated: 15 June 2026
JCPC/2018/0096
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NEGLIGENCE
Judgment givenCase summary:Whether the Court of Appeal was correct to uphold the trial judge’s findings as to causation and quantum (among other matters).
Linked casesLast updated: 15 June 2026
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