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16 May 2022

Constitutional law [2022] UKPC 19

Chandler (Appellant) v The State (Respondent) No 2 (Trinidad and Tobago)

The Privy Council dismissed Jay Chandler’s constitutional challenge to Trinidad and Tobago’s mandatory death penalty, holding the savings clause preserved the law.

Mandatory death penalty
Savings clause
Separation of powers
Rule of law
Statutory interpretation
Mandatory-death-penalty

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25 Jan 2016

Constitutional law [2016] UKPC 2

Maritime Life (Caribbean) Limited and others (Appellants) v The Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago (Respondent)

The Privy Council upheld Trinidad and Tobago’s retrospective repeal of a criminal limitation law and rejected claims of constitutional breach and abuse of process.

Separation of powers
Retrospective legislation
Due process
Rule of law
Legitimate expectation
Abuse of process

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Chandler (Appellant) v The State (Respondent) No 2 (Trinidad and Tobago)

Maritime Life (Caribbean) Limited and others (Appellants) v The Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago (Respondent)