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JCPC/2026/0017
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INSOLVENCY
Hearing listedCase summary:(1) Was the Court of Appeal wrong to hold that the loss to an insolvent company caused by preferential payments made to a creditor includes the loss suffered by its general body of creditors? (2) Was the Court of Appeal wrong to order the director of the company to pay equitable compensation for such loss, in circumstances where the director had not obtained any profits by the breach of their fiduciary duty? (3) Was the Court of Appeal wrong to award pre-judgment interest at 5% per annum running from 29 November 2009?
Last updated: 3 June 2026
JCPC/2021/0061
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COMMERCIAL
Judgment givenCase summary:Under the statutory receivership regime in Trinidad and Tobago, when can the court grant an injunction restraining a receiver from exercising their power of sale over a company’s assets? Was the High Court right to strike out the Respondents’ claims and discharge the injunction against the Appellant?
Last updated: 3 June 2026
JCPC/2026/0031
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FAMILY
Appeal issuedCase summary:What is the correct interpretation of “the duration of a marriage” under the Matrimonial Property Act, section 27(d)?
Last updated: 3 June 2026
JCPC/2026/0026
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PUBLIC LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Permission to Appeal application lodgedCase summary:The claimant asylum seekers arrived without authorisation in British Indian Ocean Territory (“BIOT”). While in BIOT, their movements were heavily restricted. The claimants brought proceedings against the Commissioner of BIOT under the tort of false imprisonment. (1) For the purposes of BIOT law, should the tort of false imprisonment be adapted to reflect the fact that BIOT is a secure military base with no permanent population? (2) If the restrictions on the claimants’ movements amounted to imprisonment, what is the scope of the defence of necessity and were the restrictions on the claimants’ movements ‘necessary’ in the relevant sense? (4) Was the Restriction of Movement Order 2024 an unreasonable exercise of the Commissioner’s power to make orders under the BIOT Constitution and therefore ultra vires? (5) Did the Supreme Court of BIOT err by giving insufficient weight to evidence as to the unique security situation in BIOT? (6) Was the BIOT Court of Appeal wrong to hold that none of questions (1)-(5) raised ‘any genuinely disputable issue’ and consequently refuse the Commissioner permission to appeal as of right to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council?
Last updated: 3 June 2026
JCPC/2026/0021
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CRIME
Permission to Appeal application lodgedCase summary:Was the admission of the appellant’s alleged confessions to murder contrary to ss 20 and 178 of the Evidence Act 1996 and the Judge’s Rules? Did the absence of legal advice breach the appellant’s right to a fair trial under Article 20 of the Constitution of the Bahamas? Did the trial judge err in failing to give a good character direction?
Last updated: 3 June 2026
JCPC/2017/0067
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CRIME
Judgment givenCase summary:Did the Court of Appeal of Trinidad and Tobago err in overturning the trial Judge’s factual findings that there was a lack of honest belief and malice in the arrest and charge of the appellant?
Last updated: 2 June 2026
JCPC/2020/0061
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ENVIRONMENT/PLANNING
Judgment givenCase summary:(1) Can an appellant rely on arguments in the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council that were not advanced before the Court of Appeal? (2) Was the Court of Appeal wrong to uphold or remake a security for costs order in favour of the respondents?
Last updated: 2 June 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: 2 June 2026
JCPC/2022/0046
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CRIME
Judgment givenCase summary:Whether the Court of Appeal erred in affirming the conviction of Mr Washington for murder, attempted murder, using a firearm to commit an indictable offence and handling ammunition.
Last updated: 1 June 2026
JCPC/2023/0045
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COMMERCIAL
Judgment givenCase summary:What is the correct test for determining whether a limited partner of an exempted limited partnership ("ELP") is entitled to bring a derivative action under section 33(3) of the Exempted Limited Partnership Act (2021 Revision)?
Last updated: 1 June 2026
JCPC/2022/0079
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PUBLIC LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Judgment givenCase summary:Should leave to apply for judicial review have been (and should now be) granted? The issues on appeal include: (1) The correct approach to be applied on an appeal from a judge’s refusal to grant leave to apply for judicial review. (2) Whether the Appellants have a sufficiently arguable case for leave to apply for judicial review to be granted. (3) Whether the judge’s refusal to grant leave exceeded the ambit within which reasonable disagreement is possible. (4) Whether there is a relevant decision that the Chief Minister of Anguilla (the First Respondent) or the Executive Council of Anguilla could properly have made which would be the subject of the judicial review.
Last updated: 1 June 2026
JCPC/2021/0046
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TORT
Judgment givenCase summary:Whether the Court of Appeal was correct in setting aside the trial judge’s finding that the Respondent was liable for the malicious prosecution of the Appellant.
Last updated: 1 June 2026
JCPC/2021/0041
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CRIME
Judgment givenCase summary:Whether the appellant’s sentence for wounding with intent was unlawful because it was determined in accordance with a statutory minimum.
Last updated: 1 June 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: 1 June 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: 1 June 2026
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