Topic: Cayman Islands Grand Court
Cayman’s Legal Services Act aims to ensure global oversight of attorneys
Cayman's new Legal Services Act will help ensure the legal profession keeps up with international standards to maintain its reputation.
Cyclist injured by drink driver fails in insurance payout bid
A cyclist who ended up in intensive care after a drink driver hit his bike has failed in a bid to get a $220,000 payout from an insurance company
Prosecutor highlights ‘worrying’ increase in child sex abuse cases
Action must be taken to tackle a "worrying" increase in child sex abuse cases in Cayman, the country's top prosecutor has said
Issue raised over code of conduct for overseas lawyers
A legal loophole means overseas lawyers with limited admission to Cayman courts may not be in line with a mandatory code of conduct for on-island professionals, a top lawyer has warned
More investment needed in court support services, says chief justice
More investment is needed in court support services to help cut a backlog of cases, Chief Justice Margaret Ramsay-Hale has warned
Judge lambasts police over search warrant failures
A judge has ordered the Cayman police service to pay a lawyer $95,000 after it ruled it was liable for his costs in a legal battle over a search warrant after a judicial review
Broadband firms Flow and C3 in cable access court clash
Broadband providers Flow and C3 have locked horns in court in a long-running row over access to fibre optic cables
Plaintiff’s use of AI to cite cases earns stern warning from judge
A plaintiff in the Cayman courts escaped contempt proceedings after it was found cases he had used to back his claim were fakes generated by artificial intelligence.
Alissady murder suspect remanded in custody until August
The man charged with the abduction and murder of 2-year-old Alissady Azalea Powell appeared in the Grand Court on Friday via video-link from HMP Northward.
Man appears in court charged with 2022 toddler murder
A 33-year-old man appeared in Summary Court on Thursday charged with the abduction and murder of a toddler three years ago.
Driver whose crash killed passenger jailed for 26 months
A 42-year-old woman who caused a crash in which a friend died of massive head injuries has jailed for more than two years.
Trial over Divonte Hernandez murder nears end
The prosecution has alleged George Orlando Senior shot and killed Divonte Hernandez on Sound Way, and that Bianca Vega helped hide Senior.
Woman charged with murder appears in court
A 33-year-old woman accused of murdering a man in George Town last month appeared in Grand Court on Friday.
Murder case witness: ‘Should I keep my mouth shut like everyone else?’
A key witness under cross-examination at the trial over the shooting of East End resident Sven Connor in December 2023 asked a court Friday if they should have given evidence or remained silent over what they had witnessed on the night of the murder.
Jury delivers not guilty verdict in New Year’s Day stabbing trial
West Bay resident Grewvan Elvis Ebanks has been found not guilty of stabbing his former partner’s boyfriend during a New Year’s Day altercation.
Ebanks was...
Jury hears account of knife attack: ‘I’m going to kill you’
The trial of Grewvan Elvis Ebanks, accused of a violent stabbing, opened in the Grand Court Tuesday in front of a seven-strong jury.
Fingernail DNA evidence points to accused as killer, court hears
The Grand Court heard on Tuesday that the DNA found under the fingernails of a man who died of multiple stab wounds strongly pointed to the identity of his killer.
Subway employee jailed for 15 months over $18K theft
A Subway employee who stole nearly $19,000 from her employers over a two-week period in 2019 has been jailed for 15 months.
Judge denies illegal gun owner’s guilty plea retraction
Grand Court Justice Marlene Carter has dismissed an application from a man convicted of possessing an unlicensed gun to withdraw his guilty plea.
Cayman appoints two new Grand Court judges
Justice Marlene Carter and Jalil Asif KC have been appointed as judges of the Cayman Islands Grand Court, after an open recruitment process advertising the posts both locally and overseas.
Man pleads not guilty to 2022 double attack
A West Bay man has pleaded not guilty to inflicting grievous bodily harm on two men, over a year and a half after the attacks were alleged to have happened.
Man jailed for 15 months for alcohol-fuelled knife attack
A man who stabbed a childhood friend in the chest outside a George Town bar has been sentenced to 15 months in prison plus eight months suspended for two years.
West Bay machete attacker jailed for five years
Eladio Chesley Brown, 54, from West Bay has been sentenced to five years in prison for seriously injuring his nephew in a violent machete attack after an evening of drinking.
Enraged Bodden Town man sets neighbour’s car ablaze
A Bodden Town resident who set fire to his neighbour’s car in an afternoon rage is awaiting sentence after pleading guilty to arson, and causing harassment, alarm or distress.
Defendant in replica gun trial breaks down in court
Emotion overwhelmed defendant Ijaz Enies Dalmage, 26, as he gave his evidence to a seven-member jury during a Grand Court trial for an alleged gun crime this week.
‘Shocked and speechless’: Trial witness recounts alleged gun threat
A 50-year-old mason has described in court the moment he believes he was threatened with a replica gun when enjoying an afternoon beer in George Town three months ago.
Youth workers acquitted in teen’s drowning death
Youth workers Larry Levers and Michael Anthony Stewart, charged in the drowning death of a 14-year-old boy in their care, were cleared Thursday of manslaughter charges.
Nearly 300 divorces filed in 2019
Divorces continued to keep Family Court busy last year, with 297 new proceedings initiated.
Ramsay-Hale returning as Grand Court judge
Former Chief Magistrate Margaret Ramsay-Hale is returning to the Cayman Islands after being appointed a judge of the Grand Court.
Man admits to defiling teen
A Cayman Brac man who had sex with an underage teenage girl had his trial called off after pleading guilty to a charge of...
Attempted rape case begins in Grand Court
A woman who alleged she fought off her boss as he tried to rape her gave evidence Tuesday before a Grand Court jury.
Three and a half years for child pornography
Pierre Pavlov Rameau, former lecturer at University College of the Cayman Islands, was sentenced on Thursday to three and a half years imprisonment for possession of child pornography.
Child pornography sentencing put off again
Former UCCI lecturer Pierre Pavlov Rameau had his sentencing adjourned again when he appeared in Grand Court on Thursday for possession of child pornography.
Grand Court judge arrested in suspected DUI
A Cayman Islands Grand Court judge was arrested Monday night on suspicion of drunken driving following an auto crash on West Bay Road.
