Permission to Appeal - September 2021
| Case Name | Justices | PTA | Reasons given |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the following cases, the advice which the Board proposes to give to Her Majesty is as indicated below | |||
| Stubbs (Appellant) v The Queen (Respondent) (Bahamas)
JCPC 2021/0022 |
Lord Reed Lord Leggatt Lord Hamblen |
Granted 29 September 2021 |
Permission to appeal should be granted (on the grounds raised in relation to separation of powers, inhuman treatment and on article 19). |
| Responsible Development for Abaco (RDA) Ltd (Appellant) v The Right Honourable Perry Christie and others (Respondents) (Bahamas)
JCPC 2020/0061 | Lord Lloyd-Jones Lady Arden Lord Sales |
Granted 29 September 2021 |
N/A |
| FamilyMart China Holding Co Ltd (Respondent) v Ting Chuan (Cayman Islands) Holding Corporation (Appellant) (Cayman Islands) JCPC 2020/0055 |
Lord Lloyd-Jones Lady Arden Lord Sales |
Granted 29 September 2021 |
N/A |
| Tianrui (International) Holding Company Ltd (Respondent) v China Shanshui Cement Group Ltd (Appellant) (Cayman Islands) JCPC 2020/0092 |
Lord Lloyd-Jones Lady Arden Lord Sales |
Refused 29 September 2021 |
Permission to appeal should be refused because the application does not raise an arguable point of law. |
| Evans (Appellant) v Bahamas Communications & Public Officers Union Pension Plan & Trust Fund (Respondent) (Bahamas)
JCPC 2021/0034 Wright (Appellant) v Bahamas Communications & Public Officers Union Pension Plan & Trust Fund (Respondent) (Bahamas) JCPC 2021/0035 Nairn (Appellant) v Bahamas Communications & Public Officers Union Pension Plan & Trust Fund (Respondent) (Bahamas) JCPC 2021/0036 Bowe (Appellant) v Bahamas Communications & Public Officers Union Pension Plan & Trust Fund (Respondent) (Bahamas) JCPC 2021/0037 |
Lord Briggs Lord Kitchin Lord Burrows |
Refused 29 September 2021 |
Permission to appeal should be refused because the applications do not raise a point of law of general public importance, there is no reasonable prospect of success and no infringement of the Bahamas Constitution. The stay applications should also be refused. |