A review of Nervais v The Queen; Severin v The Queen [2018] CCJ 19 (AJ), where the Caribbean Court of Justice declared Barbados’ mandatory death penalty for murder unconstitutional and departed from the Privy Council’s approach to the savings clause.
From provisional liquidation in November 2022 to full liquidation, a cross-border settlement with the US Chapter 11 debtors, and property sales — a review of the FTX Digital Markets case in the Supreme Court of The Bahamas.
A review of Julian Robinson v Attorney General of Jamaica [2019] JMFC Full 04, the Constitutional Court ruling that declared the National Identification and Registration Act void for violating privacy and liberty.
A review of Shanique Myrie v The State of Barbados [2013] CCJ 3 (OJ): how a Jamaican woman’s detention at Grantley Adams Airport produced the CCJ’s landmark ruling on the right of CARICOM nationals to enter member states.
A plain-language guide to your constitutional rights on arrest in Jamaica — what police must tell you, your right to a lawyer, bail, legal aid, and how to complain about police misconduct.
How the Privy Council quashed the 2014 murder convictions of Adidja ‘Vybz Kartel’ Palmer and three co-accused over a juror bribery attempt — and why Jamaica’s Court of Appeal refused to order a retrial.
Reviewing Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) criminal judgments in Dominica reported by Dominica News Online, examining appellate sentence quashing and High Court capital sentencing procedures.
Reviewing two landmark High Court matters in Saint Kitts & Nevis covered by SKNVibes and Times Caribbean: the criminal conviction of a former Crown Counsel and the MSR Media CBI judicial review.
Analyzing the long-running Cable & Wireless (Barbados) Ltd minority shareholder class action in the Barbados High Court, as covered by Barbados Today, and how the Companies Act (Cap. 308) governs amalgamations and fair value.
Reviewing recent Barbados High Court firearm sentencing judgments by Justice Carlisle Greaves reported in Barbados Today, explaining the Firearms Act (Cap. 179) and mathematical sentencing deductions.
Examining two major Bahamian corporate and financial rulings reported by The Tribune (Tribune 242): the Supreme Court’s $2M wire-fraud negligence judgment against CBH Bahamas and regulatory winding-up petitions.
An analysis of R v Andre ‘Blackman’ Bryan & Others in the Supreme Court of Jamaica, examining judge-alone trials, secret witness recordings, and sentencing under the Criminal Justice (Suppression of Criminal Organizations) Act.
A review of Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago v Akili Charles ([2022] UKPC 31) and the subsequent TT$1.15 million High Court damages award reported by the Trinidad Guardian.
Reviewing landmark Trinidad High Court corporate rulings reported by the Trinidad Guardian: the voiding of CL Financial’s CLICO energy asset sale to Proman and the court-approved winding-up of Daily News Ltd (Newsday).
An in-depth corporate law review of Cable & Wireless Jamaica Ltd v Eric Jason Abrahams ([2025] UKPC 44), analyzing how the Privy Council blocked a compulsory share cancellation scheme under the Companies Act of Jamaica.
A legal breakdown of the J$3 billion Stocks & Securities Limited (SSL) prosecution (R v Jean-Ann Panton), examining charges under the Larceny Act, Forgery Act, Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA), and Cybercrimes Act.
Understand employment protection laws across Jamaica, Trinidad, and Barbados: natural justice rules, disciplinary hearing procedures, and tribunal remedies.
How to protect your brand, logo, and intellectual property across the Caribbean: national filings at JIPO, TTIPO, CAIPO, and Madrid Protocol international registrations.
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