Topic: Sir Jeffrey Jowell

Since Chief Justice Anthony Smellie’s ruling on same-sex marriage was released Friday, there has been debate across the islands about the issue and what happens next.

Government’s lawyers accepted Monday that a persuasive argument had been made for the introduction of civil unions for same-sex couples in the Cayman Islands, though they suggested this should be left to elected politicians to decide rather than enforced by the courts.

Government’s lawyers claimed Friday that the Cayman Islands constitution explicitly prohibits same-sex marriage.