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Official media releases, announcements, statements, and events from the Caribbean Court of Justice — and resources for the media.
Showing 47 releases from 2025.
December 2025
Notice- Early Closure of Court
The Public is hereby advised that the Caribbean Court of Justice will close at 12:30 p.m. AST on 24th and 31st December…
Statement on the Passing of Ena Collymore-Woodstock
It is with deep sadness that the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) notes the passing of Mrs Ena Collymore-Woodstock, an exemplary barrister…
CCJ Clarifies Principles on Disregarding Companies’ Separate Legal Personality
On Wednesday, 10 December 2025, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) delivered its judgment in Appeal No. BZCV2025/001, Beth Clifford and Beltway…
November 2025
The CCJ Academy for Law Successfully Hosts its Largest Biennial Conference
The CCJ Academy for Law successfully hosted its 8th Biennial Conference from 26–28 November 2025 at the Hyatt Regency Trinidad under the…
CCJ Academy for Law to Host 8th Biennial Conference in Trinidad and Tobago
The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) Academy for Law, the educational arm of the CCJ, will host its 8th Biennial Conference, under…
The CCJ Academy for Law 8th Biennial Conference Registration
The CCJ Academy for Law 8th Biennial Conference is at full capacity! Thank you for the incredible response. The CCJ Academy for…
CCJ Rules on Constitutional Dispute between Gas Companies and the Government of Belize
On Thursday, 20 November 2025, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) decided in BZ2024/003 Controller of Supplies v Gas Tomza Ltd that…
CCJ Concludes Referral Sensitisation Campaign
From 2-5 November 2025, a delegation from the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), visited the Republic of Suriname to conduct a sensitisation…
CCJ Dismisses Appeal in Wrongful Dismissal Case
On Thursday, 13 November 2025, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) upheld the Court of Appeal’s finding of wrongful dismissal in the…
The CCJ Upholds Imposition of Withholding Tax on Payments by Branch to Foreign Head Office
On Tuesday, 4 November 2025, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) delivered judgment in Bank of Nova Scotia v Comptroller of Inland Revenue…
CCJ Visits Suriname
From Sunday, 2 November to Wednesday, 5 November 2025, the Honourable Mr Justice Winston Anderson, President of the Caribbean Court of Justice…
October 2025
STATEMENT BY THE CCJ PRESIDENT ON THE AFTERMATH OF HURRICANE MELISSA
As a son of Jamaica, my heart is heavy as I witness the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa across our beloved island.…
Justice Bulkan Sworn-In as CCJ Judge
On Thursday, 16 October 2025, the Hon. Mr Justice Arif Bulkan was sworn-in as a Judge of the Caribbean Court of Justice…
The CCJ Dismisses Chastanet Appeal
On Wednesday, 15 October 2025, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) dismissed an appeal challenging the withdrawal of customs violation proceedings against…
The Caribbean Court of Justice Visits Guyana
From Tuesday, 14 October 2025 to Friday, 17 October 2025, the Honourable Mr Justice Winston Anderson, President of the Caribbean Court of…
CCJ Commemorates Its Fourth President with Special Sitting
On Monday, 6 October 2025, the Caribbean Court of Justice held a Special Sitting to commemorate the inauguration of the Honourable Mr…
August 2025
Mr Justice Arif Bulkan to Join The CCJ Bench
Mr Justice Arif Bulkan, a national of Guyana, has been selected by the Regional Judicial and Legal Services Commission to join the…
July 2025
CCJ RULES THAT BARBADIAN INSURANCE COMPANY MUST SATISFY JUDGMENT OBTAINED AGAINST ITS INSURED
On Wednesday, 30 July 2025, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) dismissed the appeal and cross appeals against a judgment of the…
The CCJ Academy for Law 8th Biennial Conference Registration Webage
The 8th Biennial Conference of the CCJ Academy for Law will be held from November 26 to 28, 2025, at the Hyatt Regency…
Annual Report 2023 – 2024
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New President Sworn-In at the CCJ
THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE WINSTON ANDERSON SWORN-IN AS NEW CCJ PRESIDENT On Sunday, 6 July 2025, the Honourable Mr Justice Winston Anderson…
Swearing-In Ceremony of the Hon. Mr Justice Winston Anderson as CCJ President
On Sunday, 6 July 2025, the Honourable Mr Justice Winston Anderson will be sworn in as the fourth President of the Caribbean…
June 2025
CCJ Rejects Claim for Serious Breach of Contract
On Tuesday, 10 June 2025, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) dismissed an appeal from Saint Lucia in the case of LCCV2024/003Exquisite…
CCJ Gives Reasons to Dismiss Appeal for a Property Freezing Order in Dominica Case
On 21 February 2025, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) dismissed an appeal from the Commonwealth of Dominica in DMCV2024/001 Jhawnie Gage,…
Outgoing CCJ President Lauded at Ceremonial Sitting
On Tuesday, 3 June 2025, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) convened a Ceremonial Sitting to pay tribute to the Honourable Mr…
May 2025
The CCJ to Honour Outgoing President with Ceremonial Sitting
On Tuesday, 3 June 2025, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) will convene a Ceremonial Sitting at Queen’s Hall, Port of Spain,…
CCJ Dismisses Appeal and Awards Costs for Non-Payment of Debt
On Tuesday, 20 May 2025, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) dismissed the appeal in the case of GY/A/CV2024/002 Hardat Singh v…
CCJ Denies Extension of Time in Murder Case from Belize
On 13 May 2025, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) dismissed an application for an extension of time to apply for special…
April 2025
CCJ Continues Sensitisation Session on the Original Jurisdiction In Trinidad and Tobago
On 14 April 2025, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) conducted a sensitisation session for members of the Trinidad and Tobago Chamber…
CCJ CELEBRATES ITS 20TH ANNIVERSARY
Today, Wednesday, 16 April 2025, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) celebrated its milestone 20th anniversary with an Interfaith Service of Reflection…
NEW JUDGE SWORN-IN AT THE CCJ
Earlier today, Tuesday, 15 April 2025, the Honourable Mr Justice Chile Eboe-Osuji of Nigeria and Canada, was sworn in as a Judge…
CCJ President Saunders Conducts MacFayden Lecture In Scotland
On Thursday, 27 March 2025, President of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), the Honourable Mr Justice Adrian Saunders delivered the prestigious…
March 2025
Dr Chile Eboe-Osuji to Join The CCJ Bench
Dr Chile Eboe-Osuji of Nigeria and Canada has been selected by the Regional Judicial and Legal Services Commission (RJLSC), the independent body…
THE UWI, Cave Hill Triumphs at The 15th Annual CCJ International Law Moot
On Friday, 21 March 2025, the Faculty of Law at The University of the West Indies (The UWI), Cave Hill campus, emerged…
CCJ Bids Farewell to Retiring Judge, Mr Justice Burgess with Special Sitting
On Tuesday, 18 March 2025, representatives and dignitaries from around the region gathered at the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) for a…
CCJ Upholds Finding of Negligence Against Barbados Hotel
On Tuesday, 18 March 2025, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) delivered reasons for dismissing the appeal of BBCV2024-001 Sandy Lane Hotel…
CCJ to Mark Retirement of Mr Justice Burgess with Special Sitting
On Tuesday, 18 March 2025, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) will host a Special Sitting at its headquarters in Port of…
XV ANNUAL CCJ INTERNATIONAL LAW MOOT
As the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) celebrates its 20th anniversary, the Annual CCJ International Law Moot commemorates 15 years of engaging…
Special Leave Denied in Belizean Appeal of Case Management Order
On Tuesday, 4 March 2025, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) issued an order dismissing the special leave application of Jeremy Enriquez…
CCJ Allows Appeal in Land Dispute Over Riparian Rights in Belize
On Thursday, 6 March 2025, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) allowed the appeal of New Deal Limited (‘New Deal’), set aside…
February 2025
MR JUSTICE WINSTON ANDERSON SELECTED AS INCOMING CCJ PRESIDENT
The Honourable Mr Justice Winston Anderson, Judge of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has been selected as the next President of…
CCJ Determines Abuse of Process in Procedural Challenge from Guyana
On Friday, 14 February 2025, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) denied the special leave application of the Applicants in GY/A/CV2024/005 Sunrise…
CCJ Issues New Practice Direction.
The Caribbean Court of Justice has issued a new practice direction on the use of generative artificial intelligence tools in court proceedings.…
January 2025
CCJ Dismisses Application for Special Leave to Appeal in Guyana Maritime Collision Case
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. On 19 December 2024, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) dismissed an application for special leave to…
CCJ Academy for Law 8th Biennial Conference
The CCJ Dismisses Application to Appeal Misrepresentation and Fraudulent Conveyance of Property
On 17 December 2024 the Caribbean Court of Justice (‘CCJ’) dismissed an application (CCJ Application No BZ/A/CV2024/001) for special leave to appeal…
CCJ Facilitates Sensitisation Session on the Original Jurisdiction in Jamaica
From 11-13 January 2025, a delegation from the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) visited Jamaica to conduct a series of sensitisation sessions…