Topic: Privy Council
Exiled Caymanian killers must remain in UK prisons
A pair of gang killers deemed too dangerous to be held in HMP Northward have lost their latest bid to return to Cayman to...
Privy Council ruling has major implications for Cayman’s trusts
A 19 March ruling from the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council has reset the balance of power between trustees and protectors.
Lawyer vows to fight on for greater independence for Cayman
Kattina Anglin, the lawyer who challenged the governor’s right to pass legislation for Cayman, suggests the fight is not over after her defeat in the Privy Council.
Privy Council rules on retirement home worker’s COVID sacking
The Privy Council has ruled that a legal impediment to a Pines Retirement Home worker challenging her sacking did not breach human rights.
Privy Council rejects claim governor exceeded powers on civil partnership act
Cayman's final court of appeal has thrown out a claim that a former governor was wrong to push through a law allowing civil partnerships...
Privy Council hears case of Pines worker fired for refusing COVID vaccine
The UK’s Privy Council has heard an appeal brought by a former Pines Retirement Home staffer who challenged her dismissal after she was sacked for allegedly refusing to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and bringing the virus into the care home.
Privy Council rules for Britannia homeowners
The UK’s highest appellate court, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, has ruled in favour of Britannia Villas homeowners, confirming their long-disputed right to access recreational facilities at the former Hyatt Regency Grand Cayman resort.
Privy Council rules permanent residency points system is constitutional
The attorney general has won a case in the country's final court of appeal over a Cayman court's declaration that the islands' points system for permanent residence breached human rights.
Privy Council to rule on Cayman’s permanent residency points system
Judges in the UK's highest court are deliberating on whether the points system used by government to determine if a person should be granted permanent residency in Cayman is compatible with the Bill of Rights.
Smellie on Privy Council appointment: ‘Experience is key’
As he takes up his new role on the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, Cayman’s former chief justice, Sir Anthony Smellie, said his decades of experience could help inform the body’s decisions.
Former Chief Justice Anthony Smellie appointed to Privy Council
Former Cayman Chief Justice Sir Anthony Smellie, KC, is to join the Privy Council, the final court of appeal for the UK overseas territories and some Commonwealth countries.
Privy Council backs Cayman appeal court in US$100M case
London's Privy Council has dismissed an appeal in a US$100 million legal battle with a Kuwait investment company and a Cayman fund manager.
Privy Council to review governor’s same-sex partnership decision
The extent of the UK’s power to legislate for the Cayman Islands will be considered by the Privy Council, the highest court of appeal for the British overseas territories.
Appeals court refuses to send same-sex partnership review to Privy Council
The Court of Appeal has refused an application to appeal a judicial review of the former governor’s use of emergency powers to enact same sex civil partnership legislation.
Privy Council rules against secret trial for exiled killers
Lawyers for a gang killer deemed too dangerous to be held in Cayman claimed a "victory for open justice" on Friday after the highest court in the Overseas Territories ruled that officials cannot rely on secret evidence to justify his transfer to a maximum security prison in the UK.
Year in Review: Cayman’s courts
In its ongoing review of 2022, the Cayman Compass revisits some of the notable developments in the local courts, including landmark rulings, contentious cases and historic achievements.
Secret trial for exiled killers considered by Privy Council
The legality of secret trials covering issues that impact national security was at issue as a five-year human rights case involving two prisoners exiled from the Cayman Islands came before the highest court in the land.
Privy Council begins historic sitting in Cayman
Members from Cayman’s three branches of Government and the wider legal fraternity gathered on the steps of the Halls of Justice (formerly the main court building) on Tuesday to witness the historic sitting of the UK’s highest court of appeal, the Judicial Committee of Privy Council, which has arrived to presided of a series of complex legal questions in the coming days.
Privy Council judges to hear exiled prisoners case in Cayman
Five of the UK’s top judges will be in Cayman next month for an historic sitting of the islands' highest court to determine if secret closed-door trials can be held for matters impacting national security.
Privy Council judge: Parliaments, not courts, should make laws
Retired Privy Council judge Lady Arden of Heswall, who was among the panel of UK judges who ruled last month that Cayman's Constitution does not provide a right for same-sex marriage, defended the decision, stating it is for legislators, not judges, to create laws.
Privy Council: Cayman Constitution does not provide right for same-sex marriage
The UK Privy Council has ruled that the Cayman Islands Constitution does not provide a right for same-sex marriage and ruled in favour of the Cayman Islands government by dismissing the case of same-sex couple Chantelle Day and Vickie Bodden Bush.
Privy Council set to rule on same-sex marriage
On Monday, 14 March, the UK Privy Council will be handing down its judgment on whether same-sex marriages are compatible with Cayman’s Constitution.
Privy Council upholds port referendum ruling
The UK's Privy Council has rejected Cruise Port Referendum Cayman's application for leave to challenge the Cayman Islands Court of Appeal's decision on people-initiated referendums.
26 couples register civil partnerships
A total of 26 civil partnerships have been registered in the Cayman Islands in the six months since the legal framework to formalise same-sex relationships was enacted last September.
Bermuda same-sex appeal heads to Privy Council this week
The Bermuda government's legal battle over same-sex marriage is set to begin next week in the UK's top court, the Privy Council.
Privy Council sets date for same-sex marriage appeal
The Privy Council has set 23 Feb. for hearing Caymanian couple Chantelle Day and Vickie Bodden Bush's challenge of the Court of Appeal's decision in their judicial review of Cayman's Marriage Law.
Privy Council approves constitutional changes
The UK Privy Council has given the green light to a number of amendments to Cayman's Constitution, including the changing of the name of the Legislative Assembly to Parliament.
Same-sex partnership bill challenges 500 years of history
Long before the Day and Bodden Bush marriage case reached the courts, same-sex rights had become a contentious topic of debate in the Cayman Islands.
Police retirement appeal heading to UK’s Privy Council
A three-justice panel gave leave Tuesday morning for the Royal Cayman Islands Police Association to appeal its case against the islands’ police service to the Privy Council of the United Kingdom in London.
UK will not step in on same-sex marriage
The United Kingdom has no current plans force its overseas territories to legalize same-sex marriage through an order in council.
Privy Council hears Vista Del Mar dispute
A dispute between Vista Del Mar Developments Ltd. and two people who purchased a plot of land there was heard last week by the territory’s highest court, the London-based Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.
Former solicitor general fails to block inquiry
Former Cayman solicitor general and current Trinidad and Tobago Chief Justice Ivor Archie’s attempt to stop an investigation into his conduct was struck down by the London-based Judicial Committee of the Privy Council on Thursday.
Privy Council rejects challenge against CIMA
The territory’s financial regulator announced on Tuesday that the Privy Council has refused an application to appeal from an international stock trading platform, which had been challenging CIMA’s order to produce records for an ongoing investigation in Australia – records the entity claims to not have.
‘Claw-back’ case headed back to Grand Court
Liquidators of a hedge fund that collapsed in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis scored a major victory last month, when the London-based Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ruled that payments the fund made to investors after it was already insolvent were unlawful.
Liquidators attempting to ‘claw back’ Ponzi scheme payments
Repercussions of the 2008 financial crisis are still being dealt with by the Cayman Islands judicial system, with the London-based Judicial Committee of the Privy Council hearing a case last week involving liquidators attempting to “claw back” payments made by a feeder fund to investors in early 2009, when the fund was already insolvent.
EDITORIAL – PR application delays: The consequences now loom larger
On today’s front page, in headline type so large that a legally blind patient taking an eye exam could read it, we share some extremely disconcerting news. It has to do with the risks the country is facing because of its inaction on more than 800 dormant permanent residence (PR) applications.
EDITORIAL – Permanent residence: A high price to pay for dawdle and delay
Our government’s deliberate inaction has put the country at great, and growing, risk of being taken to court, and losing – big time – with significant financial ramifications.
Privy Council rejects rape appeal
A man sentenced to 12 years for rape and indecent assault has had his appeal against conviction dismissed by the Privy Council.
