Court Directory

Welcome to the Legal Caribbean Regional Court Directory. This directory provides citizens, legal professionals, and members of the Caribbean diaspora with vital jurisdictional information, physical addresses, and contact portals for apex, regional, and national courts across the Caribbean.

1. Regional & Apex Judicial Bodies

Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ)

Jurisdiction: The regional judicial tribunal for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). It exercises two jurisdictions: an Original Jurisdiction interpreting the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas, and an Appellate Jurisdiction acting as the final court of appeal for participating member states (including Barbados, Guyana, Belize, and Dominica).

Location: 134 Henry Street, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Telephone: +1 (868) 623-2225 / +1 (868) 628-2225
Official Portal: www.ccj.org

Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC)

Jurisdiction: The court of final appeal for several Commonwealth Caribbean territories that have retained appeal to His Majesty in Council (including Jamaica, The Bahamas, Trinidad and Tobago, Antigua & Barbuda, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent & the Grenadines).

Location: The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, Parliament Square, London SW1P 3BD, UK
Official Portal: www.jcpc.uk

Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC)

Jurisdiction: Superior court of record for the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), including Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and British Overseas Territories (Anguilla, BVI, Montserrat).

Headquarters: Heraldine Harold Court Building, Waterfront, Castries, Saint Lucia
Telephone: +1 (758) 457-3600
Official Portal: www.eccourts.org

2. Jamaica Court Directory

Supreme Court of Judicature of Jamaica

Hears unlimited civil, criminal, commercial, constitutional, and matrimonial matters.

Address: Public Buildings East, King Street, Kingston, Jamaica
Telephone: +1 (876) 922-8300 / +1 (876) 613-8000
Website: supremecourt.gov.jm

Court of Appeal of Jamaica

The highest appellate court located within Jamaica, hearing civil and criminal appeals from the Supreme Court and Parish Courts.

Address: Public Buildings West, King Street, Kingston, Jamaica
Telephone: +1 (876) 922-3804

Parish Courts & Family Courts

Parish Courts operate in all fourteen (14) parishes (e.g., Kingston & St. Andrew Parish Court at Half-Way-Tree, St. James Parish Court in Montego Bay). Specialized Family Courts handle maintenance, custody, affiliation, and domestic violence.

Official Court Administration Division: cad.gov.jm

3. Trinidad and Tobago Court Directory

Supreme Court of Judicature (Trinidad & Tobago)

Consists of the High Court of Justice (Civil, Criminal, Family, and Children Divisions) and the Court of Appeal.

Hall of Justice: Knox Street, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
San Fernando High Court: Court Street, San Fernando
Tobago Supreme Court: Bacolet Street, Scarborough, Tobago
Telephone: +1 (868) 628-8529
Website: www.ttlawcourts.org

4. Barbados Supreme Court Directory

Supreme Court of Barbados

Comprises the High Court and Court of Appeal, with final appeals lying to the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ).

Address: Supreme Court Complex, Whitepark Road, Bridgetown, St. Michael, Barbados
Telephone: +1 (246) 535-9700
Website: www.barbadoslawcourts.gov.bb

5. The Bahamas Court Directory

Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas

General jurisdiction over civil, criminal, commercial, equity, and family law matters.

Address: Bank Lane, P.O. Box N-167, Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas
Telephone: +1 (242) 502-8000
Website: www.bahamasjudiciary.com

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