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2017 - Decided cases

This page contains a list of Decided cases handed down in 2017.

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Decided cases

Hand-down date	Neutral citation	Case ID	Jurisdiction	Case name
21 Dec 2017	[2017] UKPC 45	JCPC 2016/0027	The Court of Appeal of the Turks and Caicos Islands	O'Connor (Senior) and others (Appellants) v The Proprietors, Strata Plan No. 51 (Respondent) (Turks and Caicos Islands)
21 Dec 2017	[2017] UKPC 44	JCPC 2016/0075	The Court of Appeal of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas	Whitlock and another (Appellants) v Moree (Respondent) (Bahamas)
18 Dec 2017	[2017] UKPC 43	JCPC 2015/0031	The Court of Appeal of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (British Virgin Islands)	Staray Capital Limited and another (Appellants) v Cha, Yang (also known as Stanley) (Respondent) (British Virgin Islands)
18 Dec 2017	[2017] UKPC 42	JCPC 2015/0101	The Court of Appeal of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (British Virgin Islands)	Alves (Appellant) v Attorney General of the Virgin Islands (Respondent) (British Virgin Islands)
11 Dec 2017	[2017] UKPC 41	JCPC 2012/0082	The Supreme Court of Mauritius	Hemery (Appellant) v Ramlogan (Respondent) (Mauritius)
11 Dec 2017	[2017] UKPC 40	JCPC 2016/0073	The Court of Appeal of Jamaica	Paymaster (Jamaica) Limited (Appellant) v Grace Kennedy Remittance Services Limited and another (Respondents) (Jamaica)
11 Dec 2017	[2017] UKPC 40	JCPC 2016/0067	The Court of Appeal of Jamaica	Paymaster (Jamaica) Limited and another (Respondents) v Grace Kennedy Remittance Services Limited (Appellant) (Jamaica)
11 Dec 2017	[2017] UKPC 39	JCPC 2015/0032	The Court of Appeal of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (Saint Lucia)	The Attorney General (Appellant) v River Dorée Holdings Limited (Respondent) (Saint Lucia)
04 Dec 2017	[2017] UKPC 38	JCPC 2014/0070	The Court of Appeal of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas	Cleare (Appellant) v The Attorney General and others (Respondents) (Bahamas)
27 Nov 2017	[2017] UKPC 37	JCPC 2016/0028	The Court of Appeal of Trinidad and Tobago	Fishermen and Friends of the Sea (Appellant) v The Minister of Planning, Housing and the Environment (Respondent) (Trinidad and Tobago)
23 Nov 2017	[2017] UKPC 36	JCPC 2016/0050	The Court of Appeal of the Cayman Islands	DD Growth Premium 2X Fund (In Official Liquidation) (Appellant) v RMF Market Neutral Strategies (Master) Limited (Respondent) (Cayman Islands)
20 Nov 2017	[2017] UKPC 35	JCPC 2015/0095	The Court of Appeal of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas	Rolle Family and Company Limited (Appellant) v Rolle (Respondent) (Bahamas)
09 Nov 2017	[2017] UKPC 34	JCPC 2016/0032	The Court of Appeal of Trinidad and Tobago	Deslauriers and another (Appellants) v Guardian Asset Management Limited (Respondent) (Trinidad and Tobago)
30 Oct 2017	[2017] UKPC 33	JCPC 2016/003	The Supreme Court of Mauritius	Hurnam (Appellant) v The Attorney General and others (Respondents) (Mauritius)
30 Oct 2017	[2017] UKPC 32	JCPC 2016/0021	The Court of Appeal of Trinidad and Tobago	Dave Persad (Appellant) v Anirudh Singh (Respondent) (Trinidad and Tobago)
19 Oct 2017	[2017] UKPC 31	JCPC 2015/0090	The Court of Appeal of Trinidad and Tobago	Mohammed (Appellant) v Public Service Commission and others (Respondents) (Trinidad and Tobago)
19 Oct 2017	[2017] UKPC 30	JCPC 2015/0080	The Court of Appeal of Trinidad and Tobago	Petroleum Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (Appellant) v Ryan and another (Respondents) (Trinidad and Tobago)
19 Oct 2017	[2017] UKPC 29	JCPC 2016/0036	The Court of Appeal of Jamaica	Meadows and others (Appellants) v The Attorney General and others (Respondents) (Jamaica)
24 Aug 2017	[2017] UKPC 28	JCPC 2016/0059	The Court of Appeal of Jamaica	Fair Trading Commission (Appellant) v Digicel Jamaica Limited and another (Respondent) (Jamaica)
17 Aug 2017	[2017] UKPC 27	JCPC 2016/0072	The Court of Appeal of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (British Virgin Islands)	Chen (Appellant) v Ng (Respondent) (British Virgin Islands)
31 Jul 2017	[2017] UKPC 26	JCPC 2016/0004	The Court of Appeal of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (Saint Lucia)	Sexius (Appellant) v The Attorney General of St Lucia (Respondent) (St Lucia)
31 Jul 2017	[2017] UKPC 25	JCPC 2015/0055	The Court of Appeal of Trinidad and Tobago	Lendore and others (Appellants) v The Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago (Respondent) (Trinidad and Tobago)
27 Jul 2017	[2017] UKPC 24	JCPC 2015/0038	The Supreme Court of Mauritius	Rivnu Investment Limited and another (Appellants) v United Docks Limited and another (Respondents) (Mauritius)
17 Jul 2017	[2017] UKPC 23	JCPC 2015/0105	The Supreme Court of Mauritius	Mediterranean Shipping Company SA (Appellant) v Sotramon Limited (Respondent) (Mauritius)
17 Jul 2017	[2017] UKPC 22	JCPC 2013/0106	The Court of Appeal of Jamaica	University of Technology, Jamaica (Appellant) v Industrial Disputes Tribunal and others (Respondents) (Jamaica)
6 Jul 2017	[2017] UKPC 21	JCPC 2016/0074	The Court of Appeal of Jamaica	Miller and another (Appellants) v Miller and another (Respondents) (Jamaica)
6 Jul 2017	[2017] UKPC 20	JCPC 2016/0002	The Court of Appeal of Jamaica	Jamaica Public Service Company Ltd (Appellant) v The All Island Electricity Appeal Tribunal and others (Respondents) (Jamaica)
6 Jul 2017	[2017] UKPC 19	JCPC 2016/0092	The Court of Appeal of the Cayman Islands	Pearson (Appellant) v Primeo Fund (Respondent) (Cayman Islands)
15 Jun 2017	[2017] UKPC 18	JCPC 2014/0066	The Court of Appeal of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (St Vincent and the Grenadines)	Lovelace (Appellant) v The Queen (Respondent) (St Vincent and the Grenadines)
25 May 2017	[2017] UKPC 17	JCPC 2015/0050	The Court of Appeal of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas	Marr (Appellant) v Collie (Respondent) (Bahamas)
22 May 2017	[2017] UKPC 16	JCPC 2015/0010	The Supreme Court of Mauritius	Keramuth (No 2) (Appellant) v The State of Mauritius (Respondent) (Mauritius)
22 May 2017	[2017] UKPC 16	JCPC 2015/0008	The Supreme Court of Mauritius	Sumodhee (No 3) (Appellant) v The State of Mauritius (Respondent) (Mauritius)
22 May 2017	[2017] UKPC 16	JCPC 2015/0005	The Supreme Court of Mauritius	Sumodhee (No 3) (Appellant) v The State of Mauritius (Respondent) (Mauritius)
16 May 2017	[2017] UKPC 15	JCPC 2016/0042	The Court of Appeal of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas	Scott (Appellant) v The Attorney General and another (Respondents) (Bahamas)
16 May 2017	[2017] UKPC 14	JCPC 2015/0089	The Court of Appeal of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (St Christopher and Nevis)	Phillip (Appellant) v The Director of Public Prosecutions (Respondent) (St Christopher and Nevis)
08 May 2017	[2017] UKPC 13	JCPC 2016/0057	The Court of Appeal of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas	Commodore Royal Bahamas Defence Force and others (Appellants) v Laramore (Respondent) (Bahamas)
08 May 2017	[2017] UKPC 12	JCPC 2015/0069	The Court of Appeal of The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago	Attorney General (Appellant) v Dumas (Respondent) (Trinidad and Tobago)
08 May 2017	[2017] UKPC 11	JCPC 2015/0071	The Supreme Court of Mauritius	Cono Cono and Co Ltd (Appellant) v Veerasamy and others (Respondents and First and Third Co-Respondents) (Mauritius)
08 May 2017	[2017] UKPC 10	JCPC 2015/0092	The Court of Appeal of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas	Sun Alliance (Bahamas) Limited and another (Appellants) v Scandi Enterprises Limited (Respondent) (Bahamas)
10 Apr 2017	[2017] UKPC 9	JCPC 2014/0044	The Court of Appeal of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas	Archer and another (Appellants) v Fabian Investments Limited and others (Respondents) (Bahamas)
03 Apr 2017	[2017] UKPC 8	JCPC 2016/0052	The Court of Appeal of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas	Junkanoo Estate Ltd and others (Appellants) v UBS Bahamas Ltd (In Voluntary Liquidation) (Respondent) (Bahamas)
27 Mar 2017	[2017] UKPC 7	JCPC 2016/0064	The Court of Appeal of the Turks and Caicos Islands	Akita Holdings Limited (Appellant) v The Honourable Attorney General of The Turks and Caicos Islands (Respondent) (Turks and Caicos Islands)
23 Mar 2017	[2017] UKPC 6	JCPC 2015/0046	The Court of Appeal of The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago	Neil Hernandez (Appellant) v The State (Respondent) (Trinidad and Tobago)
23 Mar 2017	[2017] UKPC 6	JCPC 2014/0084	The Court of Appeal of The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago	Lester Pitman (Appellant) v The State (Respondent) (Trinidad and Tobago)
20 Mar 2017	[2017] UKPC 5	JCPC 2013/0102	The Court of Appeal of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas	The Attorney General (Appellant) v Samuel Knowles Jnr and another (Respondents) (Bahamas)
27 Feb 2017	[2017] UKPC 4	JCPC 2016/0044	The Supreme Court of Mauritius	Grove Park Development Ltd (Appellant) v The Mauritius Revenue Authority and another (Respondents) (Mauritius)
20 Feb 2017	[2017] UKPC 3	JCPC 2014/0014	The Court of Appeal of The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago	Sandra Juman (Appellant) v The Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago and another (Respondents) (Trinidad and Tobago)
13 Feb 2017	[2017] UKPC 2	JCPC 2014/0109	The Court of Appeal of The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago	Nazir Ali (Appellant) v Petroleum Company of Trinidad and Tobago (Respondent) (Trinidad and Tobago)
30 Jan 2017	[2017] UKPC 1	JCPC 2015/0035	The Court of Appeal of Jamaica	McLeod (Appellant) v The Queen (Respondent) (Jamaica)