Visit UKSCPermission to Appeal - September 2023
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| Case Name | Justices | PTA | Reasons given |
|---|---|---|---|
| JCPC 2023/0061 Nandcoomar Bodha and 2 others (Appellants) v Prime Minister of Mauritius (Respondent) (Mauritius) Neutral citation: GDO/MAU | Lord Reed Lady Rose Lord Richards | Refused 26 October 2023 | Permission is refused on the ground that (1) an appeal does not lie as of right, as there is no final decision on a question as to the interpretation of the Constitution, and (2) special leave to appeal is not granted, as the appeal does not raise an arguable point of law. |
| In the following cases, the advice which the Board has given to His Majesty is as indicated below | |||
| JCPC 2023/0065 Philip Paterson (Appellant) v Karen Hollis (Respondent) (Jersey) Neutral citation: [2023] JCA 065 | Lord Reed Lord Leggatt Lord Stephens | Refused 16 October 2023 | PTA should be refused on the ground that the appeal does not raise an arguable point of law. |
| JCPC 2023/0041 Steven Causwell (Appellant) v The King (Respondent) (Jamaica) Neutral citation: [2020] JMCA Crim 41 | Lord Lloyd-Jones Lord Sales Lord Hamblen | Refused 3 October 2023 | There is no appeal as of right based on the Constitution. PTA should be refused. There is no risk that a serious miscarriage of justice may have occurred. |
| JCPC 2023/0036 Lucretia Rolle (Appellant) v The Airport Authority (Respondent) (Bahamas) Neutral citation: ScCiv App No. 119 of 2021 | Lord Briggs Lord Burrows Lady Rose | Refused 21 September 2023 | PTA should be refused on the ground that the appeal does not raise an arguable point of law. |
| JCPC 2023/0058 Jonathan Edward (Appellant) v The King (Respondent) (St Lucia) Neutral citation: SLUHCRAP2022/0004 | Lord Briggs Lord Burrows Lady Rose | Refused 21 September 2023 | PTA should be refused as regards both conviction and sentence. There is no risk that a serious miscarriage of justice has occurred. |