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This is a list of major cases decided by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. These include appeals from the following countries: [1] Canada (criminal until 1933; Civil case until 1949) Malaysia (until 1985) Australia (until 1986) Singapore (until 1994) Hong Kong (until 1997) New Zealand (until 2003) Most Caribbean countries
This is a comprehensive list of cases originating in Canada decided by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, in Britain. From 1867 to 1949, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council was the highest court of appeal for Canada (and, separately, for Newfoundland, which did not join Canada as a province until 1949).
This is a list of major cases decided by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. These include appeals from the following countries: Canada (criminal until 1933; Civil case until 1949) Malaysia (until 1985) Australia (until 1986) Singapore (until 1994) Hong Kong (until 1997) New Zealand (until 2003) Most Caribbean countries
This page lists all cases of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council originating in Canada, and decided in the years 1910 to 1919. From 1867 to 1949, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council was the highest court of appeal for Canada.
Decisions of the Privy Council on Hong Kong appeals before 1 July 1997 remain binding on the courts of Hong Kong. This accords with the principle of continuity of the legal system enshrined in Article 8 of the Basic Law. Decisions of the Privy Council on non-Hong Kong appeals are of persuasive authority only.
The Privy Council, formally His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, is a formal body of advisers to the sovereign of the United Kingdom. Its members, known as privy counsellors , are mainly senior politicians who are current or former members of either the House of Commons or the House of Lords .
Prince Harry's lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch's British newspaper group officially begins at the High Court in London on Tuesday, with King Charles' younger son set to appear as a witness himself ...
This page lists all appeals the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council from the Canadian courts, decided in the years 1867 to 1869.. Prior to the creation of Canada in 1867, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council was the highest court of appeal for the British North American provinces.