Jim Peter Grant and two others v Glenda Jackman and three others (Trinidad and Tobago)

Jim Peter Grant and two others v Glenda Jackman and three others (Trinidad and Tobago)

Section 16(1) of the Registration of Deeds Act confers priority on the basis of the date of registration for all deeds affecting land, including voluntary deeds and vesting assents, and is not limited to purchasers for value. The earlier registration of the Assent gives the Beneficiaries priority over the...

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Parties
Respondent: Jim Peter Grant; Respondent: Anna Marie James-Grant; Respondent: Lerrie Bovell; Appellant: Glenda Jackman; Appellant: Choy Chan Sin; Appellant: David Steele; Appellant: Alloy Sun
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
13 April 2026
Procedural Posture
Appeal / Judgment After Appeal From Court of Appeal of Trinidad and Tobago
Outcome
Appeal allowed
Legal Topics
Registration of Deeds, Priority of Interests, Voluntary Conveyances, Inheritance, Land Law
Property Law Registration of Deeds Priority of Interests Voluntary Conveyances Inheritance Land Law

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Parties

Jim Peter Grant

Respondent

Anna Marie James-Grant

Respondent

Lerrie Bovell

Respondent

Glenda Jackman

Appellant

Choy Chan Sin

Appellant

David Steele

Appellant

Alloy Sun

Appellant

Procedural Posture

Appeal / Judgment After Appeal From Court of Appeal of Trinidad and Tobago

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether section 16(1) of the Registration of Deeds Act gives priority to a registered voluntary deed over an earlier but later-registered conveyance for value
  2. 2 Whether the scheme of priority under section 16(1) applies to volunteers and beneficiaries under a will
  3. 3 Interpretation of 'according to the right, title and interest of the person conveying such lands' in section 16(1)

Ratio Decidendi

Section 16(1) of the Registration of Deeds Act confers priority on the basis of the date of registration for all deeds affecting land, including voluntary deeds and vesting assents, and is not limited to purchasers for value. The earlier registration of the Assent gives the Beneficiaries priority over the later-registered 1979 Conveyance, regardless of the nemo dat principle or the fact that the Assent was voluntary.

Court Disposition

Appeal allowed

Orders

  • Order of Ramcharan J reinstated
  • Subject to any points of detail to be addressed in writing