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JCPC/2023/0056
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BUSINESS, PROPERTY, WILLS, AND TRUSTS
Judgment givenCase summary:William Graham Scavella died on 19 November 2012. At the time of his death, he was married to Audrey Flowers (previously Scavella), and they were joint tenants of a property on which they had taken out a mortgage. The couple were jointly and severally liable for the debt. Mr Scavella had a life insurance policy which became payable to his estate when he died. Mr Scavella had previously been married to Gina Scavella, with whom he had had two children.
Last updated: 29 May 2026
JCPC/2026/0043
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Permission to Appeal application lodgedCase summary:Last updated: 29 May 2026
JCPC/2019/0115
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CRIME
Judgment givenCase summary:(1) Whether Mr Miller’s conviction for attempted murder is unsafe. (2) Whether Mr Miller’s sentence should be reduced.
Last updated: 29 May 2026
JCPC/2022/0076
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BUSINESS, PROPERTY, WILLS, AND TRUSTS
Judgment givenCase summary:This case concerns the correct interpretation of rules in the Montserrat Companies Act that apply to the disqualification of company directors. In particular, the Privy Council is asked to decide: (1) Whether a court, exercising its power under sections 65 to 67 of the Montserrat Companies Act to disqualify those it deems unfit from being a director, can disqualify a person from holding office in any company in Montserrat or only those companies in which that person previously held office and that had been the subject of an investigation. (2) What the relevant legal test is for deeming an individual to be unfit for managing a company in Montserrat. (3) What weight is to be given to evidence contained a report published by a court appointed investigator, when it is not subject to the stringent rules that apply to expert evidence in legal proceedings when the expert is appointed by the parties. (4) In light of the answers to the above issues, whether the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court in the Court of Appeal were correct to partially overturn the first instance judge's decision.
Last updated: 29 May 2026
JCPC/2026/0042
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Permission to Appeal application lodgedCase summary:Last updated: 29 May 2026
JCPC/2025/0103
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TAX
Hearing listedCase summary:Is the First Respondent entitled to a partial tax exemption on interest income received from certain loans?
Last updated: 29 May 2026
JCPC/2025/0050
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BUSINESS, PROPERTY, WILLS, AND TRUSTS
Hearing listedCase summary:The case raises the following issues: (1) Did the Court of Appeal err in reversing the finding that the Respondent had not proved documentary title in respect of the contested property? May the courts rely on section 3 of the Conveyancing and Law of Property Act to require the Respondent to deduce title beyond her 1963 Conveyance? (2) Did the Court of Appeal wrongly interfere with the finding that the Appellant had proved intention to possess? Does section 38 of the Limitation Act 1995 apply in the present circumstances? (3) If the Respondent has documentary title and the Appellant has possessory title in respect of the property, does the former, even if defective, constitute better title than the latter in a claim in trespass?
Last updated: 29 May 2026
JCPC/2026/0014
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CRIME
Permission to Appeal granted in partCase summary:Did a delay of 7 years and 2 months between the hearing of an appeal and the delivery of the judgment by the Supreme Court of Mauritius violate the appellant’s right to a fair hearing within a reasonable time, such that the appellant’s conviction should be quashed? Did the Supreme Court of Mauritius properly direct itself as to the essential elements of the offence of “obtaining gratification” under sections 7(1) and 83 of the Prevention of Corruption Act?
Last updated: 29 May 2026
JCPC/2026/0030
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CRIME
Permission to Appeal application lodgedCase summary:Last updated: 28 May 2026
JCPC/2025/0007
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COURT PROCEDURE
Judgment scheduledCase 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: 28 May 2026
JCPC/2025/0064
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TORT
Permission to Appeal grantedCase summary:Can the appellant claim damages for loss of earnings?
Last updated: 28 May 2026
JCPC/2026/0041
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EMPLOYMENT
Appeal issuedCase summary:Last updated: 27 May 2026
JCPC/2026/0040
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CRIME
Appeal issuedCase summary:Last updated: 27 May 2026
JCPC/2022/0015
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PUBLIC LAW/HUMAN RIGHTS
Judgment givenCase summary:Does the Constitution of The Bahamas confer citizenship at birth on a person born in The Bahamas who is the child of an unmarried woman who is not a citizen of The Bahamas and a man who is?
Last updated: 23 May 2026
JCPC/2022/0014
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BUSINESS, PROPERTY, WILLS, AND TRUSTS
Judgment givenCase summary:Whether the transfer of a share to Lopag Trust Reg was void and/or should be set aside.
Last updated: 23 May 2026
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