Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago (Respondent) v Tobago House of Assembly (Appellant) (Trinidad and Tobago)
Case ID: JCPC 2020/0003
Jurisdiction: Court of Appeal of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Case summary
Issue
Whether the Court of Appeal of Trinidad and Tobago erred in finding that:
i) section 25(2) of the Tobago House of Assembly Act did not empower the Executive Committee of the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) to enter into such contracts as would constitute a 'build-own-lease-transfer' (BOLT) arrangement; and
ii) the THA could only decide to enter into a BOLT arrangement after complying with the requirements of the Central Tenders Board Act.
Facts
The THA accepted a proposal for the construction and financing of a government building by means of a BOLT agreement. The Attorney General subsequently sought to challenge that decision, and then the notion more broadly that it was within the power of the THA to enter into such an arrangement.
Parties
Appellant
Tobago House of Assembly
Respondent
Attorney General of Trinidad & Tobago
Appeal
Justices
Lord Reed, Lord Lloyd-Jones, Lord Burrows, Lord Stephens, Lady Simler
Hearing start date
28 November 2024
Hearing finish date
28 November 2024