The Court of Appeal has reserved its decision on a preliminary aspect of the appeal brought by an unsuccessful candidate in the 2022 General Election. Former Barbados Sovereignty Party candidate Philip Catlyn, through counsel Lalu Hanuman, has challenged Justice Cicely Chase’s decision which paved the way for the election to be held in January 2022. Catlyn had filed a constitutional motion against the election being held at the height of …
The Court of Appeal has reserved its decision in a matter related to a citizen’s challenge of the conduct of the last general election.
Chief Justice Sir Patterson Cheltenham said on Wednesday that the panel will at a later date rule on whether it will strike out the grounds of appeal filed by attorney-at-law Lalu Hanuman against a High Court judge’s
ELECTION APPEAL CASE ADJOURNED AFTER ‘GRAVE’ SUBMISSIONS BY LAWYERS FOR AG, PRESIDENT
The lawyer representing a citizen’s challenge of the conduct of the January 19, 2022 general election has been given additional time to respond to submissions that Chief Justice Sir Patterson Cheltenham said could “bomb his application out of existence”.
Lalu Hanuman will return to the Court of Appeal on April
The year 2022 was one of landmark judicial cases.
It started with the constitutional challenge to the snap general election called by Prime Minister Mia Mottley, two years before it was constitutionally due. The action brought by attorney-at-law Lalu Hanuman on behalf of Philip Catlyn, challenged Prime Minister Mia Mottley’s decision to call the election while the COVID-19 pandemic was raging.
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The challenge against a High Court ruling that gave the go-ahead for the Senate to meet and conduct business before all 21 members were appointed in March will be heard in the Court of Appeal on January 24 next year. Before then, Queen’s Counsel Garth Patterson who is representing the appellant, former Attorney General Adriel Brathwaite, and Queen’s Counsel Leslie Haynes, appearing for the respondent, Attorney General Dale Marshall, will have to provide written submissions to the court.It is understood that Brathwaite’s side had previously submitted a 63-page document to the Court of Appeal, but now has to hand in a condensed version on or before October 21. Haynes has to respond to that on or before December 16. Brathwaite is asking the Court of Appeal to overturn Ju