Permission to Appeal - October 2023
| Case Name | Justices | PTA | Reasons given |
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JCPC 2023/0047
Ajay Shanto (Appellant) v Doorgana Sunnassee and others (Respondents) (Mauritius) Neutral Citation: N/A |
Lord Hodge Lady Rose Lord Richards |
Refused 30 October 2023 |
Permission is refused on the ground that the appeal does not raise an arguable point of law. |
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JCPC 2023/0059
Dharmarajah Kathapermall (Appellant) v The Public Service Commission and another (Respondents) (Mauritius) Neutral Citation: N/A |
Lord Hodge Lady Rose Lord Richards |
Refused 30 October 2023 |
Permission should be refused on the ground that the appeal does not raise a point of law of general public importance. |
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JCPC 2023/0030
SOCA for Peace Foundation (Appellant) v Lenor Baptiste-Simmons, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education (Respondent) (Trinidad and Tobago) Neutral Citation: CA P 226 of 2022 |
Lord Briggs Lord Hamblen Lord Leggatt |
Refused 30 October 2023 |
No arguable point of law. |
| In the following cases, the advice which the Board has given to His Majesty is as indicated below | |||
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JCPC 2023/0045
Kuwait Ports Authority and another (Respondents) v Mark Eric Williamson and 2 others (Appellants) (Cayman Islands) Neutral Citation: N/A |
Lord Hodge Lady Rose Lord Richards |
Granted 30 October 2023 |
Permission should be granted on ground 1 only. |
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JCPC 2023/0055
Sian Participation Corp (In Liquidation) (Appellant) v Halimeda International Ltd (Respondent) (British Virgin Islands) Neutral Citation: BVIHCMAP2021/0017 |
Lord Hodge Lady Rose Lord Richards |
Granted 30 October 2023 |
Permission should be granted. |
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JCPC 2023/0037
Lathario Miller (Appellant) v The King (Respondent) (Bahamas) Neutral Citation: SCCrApp No 183 of 2015 |
Lord Lloyd-Jones Lord Burrows Lord Stephens |
Refused 3 November 2023 |
PTA against conviction and sentence is refused. There is no risk that a serious miscarriage of justice may have occurred. |
| JCPC 2023/0043 Wayne Carlos Myles (Appellant) v The King (Respondent) (Cayman Islands) Neutral Citation: CR 011, O13 & 014/2021 | Lord Lloyd-Jones Lord Burrows Lord Stephens |
Refused 3 November 2023 |
PTA is refused. There is no risk that a serious miscarriage of justice may have occurred. |
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JCPC 2023/0048
Deon Watson (Appellant) v The King (Respondent) (Bahamas) Neutral Citation: SCCrApp & CAIS No 255 of 2016 |
Lord Lloyd-Jones Lord Burrows Lord Stephens |
Granted 3 November 2023 |
PTA is granted. The appellant is currently in person. The Registrar of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council is requested to make enquiries in relation to obtaining legal representation for the appellant. |
| JCPC 2023/0054 Jesse Ignacio (Appellant) v Minister for Housing and another (Respondents) (Gibraltar) Neutral Citation: 2023/GCA/008 | Lord Lloyd-Jones Lord Burrows Lord Stephens |
Refused 3 November 2023 |
PTA is refused. The application raises no arguable point of law. |
| JCPC 2023/0040 Inderjit Kaur Chhina (Appellant) v Muhammad Nazir Muhammad Ismail and another (Respondents) (British Virgin Islands) Neutral Citation: BVIHCMAP 2020/0024 | Lord Briggs Lord Hamblen Lord Leggatt |
Adjourned 30 October 2023 |
Adjourned |
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JCPC 2023/0050
The Assets Recovery Agency (Respondent) v Andrew Hamilton and 2 others (Appellants) (Jamaica) Neutral Citation: [2022] JMSC Civ 108 |
Lord Briggs Lord Hamblen Lord Leggatt |
Refused 30 October 2023 |
Refused No arguable point of law. No point of law of general public importance. |
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JCPC 2023/0052
ITG Ltd and another (Respondents) v Fort Trustees Ltd (Appellant) (Guernsey) Neutral Citation: [2022]GRC003, [2023]GCA004, [2023]GCA009 |
Lord Briggs Lord Hamblen Lord Leggatt |
Refused 30 October 2023 |
Refused No arguable point of law. No point of law of general public importance. |
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JCPC 2023/0053
Fay Marie DeMercado (Appellant) v Kevin DeMercado (Representative of the Estate of Tyrone Owen DeMercado) (Respondent) (Jamaica) Neutral Citation: N/A |
Lord Briggs Lord Hamblen Lord Leggatt |
Refused 30 October 2023 |
Refused No arguable point of law. No point of law of general public importance. |