Mr Joseph had filed an action in the High Court seeking damages for alleged defamatory statements made during a news broadcast by MBC. The time limit for bringing any such action is 12 months.
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. Today, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) reopened its previous decision to refuse special permission to appeal and allowed the appeal of Mr Alex Tasker. In September 2021, Mr Tasker was committed by a Magistrate to…
The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat aimed at improving access and delivery of justice in the Caribbean region.
The Claimants, who were nationals of and institutions established in Antigua and Barbuda and Grenada, argued that the measures taken by the Government of Trinidad and Tobago by its intervention in and assistance to CL Financial and its subsidiaries, CLICO Investment Bank…
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. On 5 July, the Caribbean Court of Justice(CCJ) dismissed an application for special leave to appeal against the decision of the Court of Appeal of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court in the Dominican case of Cuffy…
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has become the first court in the region to be accepted into the prestigious International Consortium for Court Excellence (ICCE). The ICCE is an international network of courts and other organisations…
In a judgment released today, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) in its Appellate Jurisdiction, allowed the appeal of the Commissioner of Police, in the matter of Commissioner of Police v Stephen Alleyne CCJ 2 (AJ) BB. The CCJ has found that in…
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. In a judgment released today, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) dismissed the appeal in the matter of Air Services Limited and others v The Attorney General and others CCJ 2 (AJ) GY but emphasised the…
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. In a judgment delivered today, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) allowed the appeal of Merlene Todd in the matter of Todd v Price and Jeboo and confirmed her title to a parcel of land in…
SYNOPSIS OF CASE: At the Magistrate’s court, the Respondents, members of the United Workers’ Party began proceedings against the Appellants, members of the Dominica Labour Party led by the Hon Mr Roosevelt Skerrit, for “treating.” According to the law, the following persons are…