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Privy Council deliberating on Cayman’s same-sex union legislation

The legal battle to quash Cayman's same-sex legislation has reached its final stage before the UK's Privy Council where five judges will determine whether former Governor Martyn Roper overstepped his role when he enacted the Civil Partnership Act in 2020.

Three acting judges appointed to Grand Court

Governor Martyn Roper on Tuesday announced the appointment of three new acting judges to the Grand Court panel – Judge Aileen Downey, Simon Russell Flint, QC, and Hugh Southey, QC.

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