Sharma and others v. Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago – WLR Daily
Sharma and others v. Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago [2007] UKPC 42 “The Constitution of Trinidad and Tobago by implication conferred on an elected member of the House of Representatives a...
View ArticlePanday v Virgil (Senior Superintendent of Police) [2008] UKPC 24 – WLR Daily
Panday v Virgil (Senior Superintendent of Police) [2008] UKPC 24; [2008] WLR (D) 102 “The Court of Appeal might order the retrial of a defendant whose conviction was quashed on the grounds of apparent...
View ArticlePanday v Virgil (Senior Superintendent of Police) – Times Law Reports
Panday v Virgil (Senior Superintendent of Police) Privy Council “When allowing an appeal against conviction on the ground of apparent bias in the conduct of the trial, the Court of Appeal could order a...
View ArticlePaponette and others v Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago – WLR Daily
Paponette and others v Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago [2010] UKPC 32; [2010] WLR (D) 323 “A court could not infer from the bare fact that a public body had acted in breach of a legitimate...
View ArticleMiguel v State of Trinidad and Tobago – WLR Daily
Miguel v State of Trinidad and Tobago [2011] UKPC 14; [2011] WLR (D) 198 “A constitutional provision which exempted both existing laws and enactments which altered existing laws from its protection did...
View ArticleDaniel v State of Trinidad and Tobago – WLR Daily
Daniel v State of Trinidad and Tobago [2014] UKPC 3; [2014] WLR (D) 73 ‘A defendant charged with murder could, in certain circumstances, rely on the defence of provocation, even though he himself had...
View ArticleRamdeen v State of Trinidad and Tobago – WLR Daily
Ramdeen v State of Trinidad and Tobago: [2014] UKPC 7; [2014] WLR (D) 149 ‘Once the Privy Council was seised of a death sentence case, whether by way of an appeal against conviction and/or an appeal...
View ArticleBritish court to rule on death sentences for two Trinidad murderers – The...
‘Seven British judges will consider whether two convicted murderers from Trinidad should have their death penalty sentences lifted by the privy council.’ Full story The Guardian, 4th February 2015...
View ArticleUK judges to rule on death penalties for ‘intellectually disabled’– The Guardian
‘The fate of two Trinidadian prisoners, both of whom have been condemned to death despite having extremely low IQs, will be decided by British judges this week.’ Full story The Guardian, 15th May 2016...
View ArticleTrinidad waits on British judges’ death row ruling as murders soar – The...
‘Five British judges will this week consider whether a prisoner who may be mentally ill should remain on death row after a Caribbean court convicted him of murdering another inmate.’ Full StoryThe...
View ArticleTrinidad judge loses bid to halt legal inquiry into his private life – The...
‘Judges in London have dismissed an attempt by the chief justice of Trinidad and Tobago to halt a legal investigation into his private life and alleged business dealings.’ Full StoryThe Guardian, 16th...
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