Landmark Privy Council Ruling 

Landmark Privy Council Ruling 

The Privy Council on Thursday (February 9) handed down its judgment on the appeal centered around attorneys-at-law having to report suspicious activities in relation to their clients to the relevant authority. The Council noted this was not a breach of...
Death Penalty Unlikely Says Lawyer

Death Penalty Unlikely Says Lawyer

Attorney-At-Law Isat Buchanan is predicting that it is unlikely Rushane Barnett will be sentenced to death. Based on provisions made by the Privy Council and the global ramifications of such a sentence, he suspects that Barnett stands a chance at life in prison. One...
Privy Council Frees Man Convicted Of Murder

Privy Council Frees Man Convicted Of Murder

A policeman convicted of killing his child’s mother will soon be walking free as the Privy Council overturned the ruling of the lower courts. The council in delivering the judgment said “a substantial miscarriage of justice has occurred and that the conviction...
Queen approves PM Holness for Privy Council

Queen approves PM Holness for Privy Council

His Excellency The Governor-General today issued the following statement: “Her Majesty The Queen has been graciously pleased to approve that the Most Honourable Andrew Holness, ON, PC, MP, Prime Minister of Jamaica, be appointed a member of Her Majesty’s Most...