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Vision 

A world-class judiciary utilizing innovation and technology for efficient service delivery.

Mission

To provide sound, timely judgements and efficient court services in an environment where all stakeholders are valued.

Case Number
SU2023CV00221
Year
Neutral Citation
[2025] JMFC Full 04
Date of Delivery

Judicial Review – Committal proceedings – Committal proceedings conducted by a single judge of the parish court sitting as an examining justice in a court of petty sessions – Accused person committed to stand trial in the circuit court for the offence of murder – Whether the decision of the examining justice is amenable to judicial review – Whether the statutory requirements for a committal on paper were complied with – Whether the impugned witness statement met the statutory requirements for admissibility – Whether the impugned witness statement purports to be signed by the maker and the recorder in the presence of each other and in the presence of a senior member of the police force – Whether the examining justice erred in her finding that the impugned witness statement was admissible – Insufficiency of evidence – Whether the decision of the examining justice is intra vires the statute – Whether there is an adequate alternative remedy which is available to the claimant – Whether the decision of the examining justice ought properly to be quashed – Statutory interpretation – Committal Proceedings Act, sections 2, 3 and 6, Committal Proceedings Rules, rule 26, Civil Procedure Rules, 2002, as amended, Part 56