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The Supreme Court has unlimited original jurisdiction in civil and criminal causes and matters and an appellate jurisdiction conferred on it by the Supreme Court Act, 1996 or any other law, which includes appeals from the Magistrates’ Court. Appeals made by the Supreme Court can be struck down by the Court of Appeal, which is the highest ...
Commodore Royal Bahamas Defence Force and others v Laramore (Bahamas) [2017] UKPC 13: Attorney General v Dumas (Trinidad and Tobago) [2017] UKPC 12: Cono Cono and Co Ltd v Veerasamy and others (Respondents and First and Third Co-Respondents) (Mauritius) [2017] UKPC 11: Sun Alliance (Bahamas) Limited and another v Scandi Enterprises Limited ...
In November 2010, she succeeded Joan Sawyer as President of the Court of Appeal. She thus became the second woman to hold that post, and the third woman in a high position in the judiciary of the Bahamas. [1] She was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the 2016 New Year Honours. [3]
Under Article 98(2)(b), the President may invite the Chief Justice to sit in the Court of Appeal. Under Article 99(1), the Governor-General appoints the President on the recommendation of the Prime Minister after consultation with the Leader of the Opposition.
The Supreme Court is third in the adjudicative hierarchy of the Bahamas. Appeals made by the Supreme Court can be struck down by the Court of Appeal, which is the highest domestic court in the Bahamas; appeals can be made from either court to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, which is the highest court for the country. [6]
London: Supreme Court. 23 March 2011. "Sersland & Paz v St Matthews University School of Medicine Ltd". Port of Spain, Trinidad: Caribbean Court of Justice. 24 November 2022. Bastide, M. A. de la (14 March 2007). "Practice Direction (Caribbean Court of Justice: Citation of Judgments and Reported Cases)". West Indian Reports. pp. 399– 401.
Pages in category "Presidents of the Court of Appeal of the Bahamas" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) is a superior court of record for the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), [1] including six independent states: Antigua and Barbuda, the Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and three British Overseas Territories (Anguilla, British Virgin Islands, and Montserrat).