From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is a list of major cases decided by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. These include appeals from the following countries: [1]

1833–1899

Case name Citation Subject
Maher v. Town Council of Portland ( New Brunswick, Canada) (1875)
Guibord Affair case ( Quebec, Canada) (1875)
Citizen's Insurance Co. v. Parsons ( Ontario, Canada) (1880) Trade and Commerce clause of Constitution
Russell v. The Queen ( New Brunswick, Canada) (1882) App. Cas. 829 first peace, order and good government case
McLaren v. Caldwell ( Ontario, Canada) (1883) re. powers Canadian government
Hodge v. the Queen (1883) double aspect doctrine of Constitution
The Trustees, Executor and Agency Co. v. Short (1888) 58 L.J.P.C. 4
St. Catharines Milling & Lumber Co. v. The Queen ( Canada) (1888), 14 App. Cas. 46 aboriginal rights
1888 – suspension of criminal appeals from Canada
Gibbs v. Messer (1891)
Liquidators of the Maritime Bank of Canada v. Receiver-General of New Brunswick ( New Brunswick, Canada) [1892] A.C. 437 Canadian provincial sovereignty
Makin v. Attorney General for New South Wales ( Australia) (1894) evidence of similar fact
Attorney-General for Ontario v. Attorney-General for the Dominion ( Ontario, Canada) [1896] AC 348 national concern doctrine of Canadian constitution
Attorney General of Canada v. Attorney General of Ontario [1898] A.C. 700 (P.C.) turf war aka Provincial Fisheries Reference [2]
Union Colliery Co. of British Columbia v. Bryden ( British Columbia, Canada) [1899] A.C. 580

1900–2000

Case name Citation Subject
Cunningham v Homma ( British Columbia, Canada) [1903] A.C. 151 Law preventing Japanese vote found valid; overridden by the Canadian Citizenship Act 1946
Bank of Montreal v Stuart [1910] UKPC 53 Undue influence
Attorney-General for Ontario v Attorney-General of Canada (Reference Appeal) ( Ontario, Canada) [1912] A.C. 571
Royal Bank of Canada v. The King ( Canada) [1913] A.C. 283
Canada v. Alberta [3] ( Canada) [1922] A.C. 191 Emergency doctrine of Constitution of Canada
Fort Frances Pulp and Paper v. Manitoba Free Press ( Canada) (1923)
Brooks-Bidlake and Whittall Limited v. Attorney-General for British Columbia ( Canada) [1923] A.C. 450 (P.C.)
Toronto Electric Commissioners v. Snider ( Ontario, Canada) [1925] A.C. 396
Nadan v The King ( Canada) [1926] A.C. 482(PC) Removal of Canadian appeal to the JCPC held unconstitutional
1926 – criminal appeals from Canada permitted
Edwards v. Canada (Attorney General) ( Canada) [1930] A.C. 124 Women's right to sit in the Senate
Proprietary Articles Trade Association v. Attorney General of Canada ( Canada) [1931] A.C. 310 (P.C.)
In re Regulation and Control of Aeronautics in Canada [4] ( Canada) [1932] A.C. 54
In re Regulation and Control of Radio Communication in Canada [5] ( Canada) [1932] A.C. 304
1933 – no more criminal appeals from Canada
British Coal Corporation v. the King ( Canada) [1935] A.C. 500 Upheld authority of Canadian Parliament to abolish appeals to the Privy Council in criminal cases.
Attorney-General of Canada v. Attorney-General of Ontario (Labour Conventions) ( Ontario, Canada) [1937] A.C. 326
Sifton v. Sifton [1938] A.C. 656 Certainty of conditions in a devise
Vita Food Products Inc. v. Unus Shipping Co. Ltd. ( Nova Scotia, Canada) [1939] A.C. 277 An express choice of law clause in a contract should be honoured as long as the agreement was bona fide and not against public policy.
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. v. Twentieth Century Fox Corp. [1939] 4 D.L.R. 353 Copyright in titles
Ontario (Attorney General) v. Canada Temperance Federation ( Ontario, Canada) (1946) Examined the peace, order, and good government power of the Constitution Act, 1867
1949 – no more civil appeals from Canada
Subramaniam v Public Prosecutor [1956] 1 WLR 965 Hearsay exception
Overseas Tankship v Morts Dock & Engineering Co. Ltd. (The Wagon Mound No. 1) ( Australia) [1961] A.C. 388 Leading authority on remoteness of damage in negligence.
Overseas Tankship v Miller Steamship Co. (The Wagon Mound No. 2) ( Australia) [1967] A.C. 617 Defined remoteness of damages in a nuisance tort action
Goldman v Hargrave [1967] 1 A.C. 645
The Eurymedon ( New Zealand) [1975] A.C. 154 Conditions of when a third party may seek protection of an exclusion clause in a contract between two parties.
Pao On v. Lau Yiu Long (Hong Kong) [1980] A.C. 614
Ong Ah Chuan v. Public Prosecutor (Singapore) [1980] UKPC 32, [1981] A.C. 648, [1981] 1 M.L.J. [Malayan Law Journal] 64, [1979–1980] S.L.R.(R.) [Singapore Law Reports (Reissue)] 710 Constitutionality of provisions in the Misuse of Drugs Act 1973 (No. 5 of 1973) creating a rebuttable presumption of drug trafficking and imposing the mandatory death penalty for certain drug trafficking offences.
Cadbury Schweppes Pty Ltd v. Pub Squash Co Pty Ltd [1980] 2 N.S.W.L.R. 851 (JCPC)
1989 – appeals from Singapore restricted
Lee Ting Sang v Chung Chi-Keung (Hong Kong) [1990] UKPC 9
1994 – no more appeals from Singapore
Goss v Chilcott [1996] UKPC 17 (23 May 1996)
1997 – no more appeals from Hong Kong

2001 onwards

Case name Citation Subject
T Choithram International SA v PagaraniBritish Virgin Islands [2001] 2 All ER 492 vesting of "imperfect gifts"
Dextra Bank & Trust Company Limited v Bank of JamaicaJamaica [2002] 1 All ER (Comm) 193, [2001] UKPC 50
Citco Banking Corporation NV v Pusser's Ltd - British Virgin Islands [2007] UKPC 13 Validity of amendments to company's constitutional documents
Cukurova Finance International Ltd & Anor v Alfa Telecom Turkey LtdBritish Virgin Islands [2013] UKPC 2 nature of the remedy of appropriation introduced into English law under the EU Directive 2002/47/EC of 6 June 2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council on financial collateral arrangements
Stichting Shell Pensioenfonds v Krys - British Virgin Islands [2014] UKPC 41 anti-suit injunctions relating to insolvency proceedings
Nilon Limited v Royal Westminster Investments S.A. - British Virgin Islands [2015] UKPC 2 rectification of the share register; anchor defendants; forum non conveniens
Ciban Management Corporation v Citco (BVI) Ltd - British Virgin Islands [2020] UKPC 31 Duomatic principle

See also

References

  1. ^ Role of the JCPC, Lower courts recognising JCPC jurisdiction.
  2. ^ dfo-mpo.gc.ca: "A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO THE FISHERIES ACT AND TO THE COASTAL FISHERIES PROTECTION ACT"
  3. ^ (also known as the Board of Commerce Case)
  4. ^ (The "Aeronautics Reference")
  5. ^ (The "Radio Reference")
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is a list of major cases decided by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. These include appeals from the following countries: [1]

1833–1899

Case name Citation Subject
Maher v. Town Council of Portland ( New Brunswick, Canada) (1875)
Guibord Affair case ( Quebec, Canada) (1875)
Citizen's Insurance Co. v. Parsons ( Ontario, Canada) (1880) Trade and Commerce clause of Constitution
Russell v. The Queen ( New Brunswick, Canada) (1882) App. Cas. 829 first peace, order and good government case
McLaren v. Caldwell ( Ontario, Canada) (1883) re. powers Canadian government
Hodge v. the Queen (1883) double aspect doctrine of Constitution
The Trustees, Executor and Agency Co. v. Short (1888) 58 L.J.P.C. 4
St. Catharines Milling & Lumber Co. v. The Queen ( Canada) (1888), 14 App. Cas. 46 aboriginal rights
1888 – suspension of criminal appeals from Canada
Gibbs v. Messer (1891)
Liquidators of the Maritime Bank of Canada v. Receiver-General of New Brunswick ( New Brunswick, Canada) [1892] A.C. 437 Canadian provincial sovereignty
Makin v. Attorney General for New South Wales ( Australia) (1894) evidence of similar fact
Attorney-General for Ontario v. Attorney-General for the Dominion ( Ontario, Canada) [1896] AC 348 national concern doctrine of Canadian constitution
Attorney General of Canada v. Attorney General of Ontario [1898] A.C. 700 (P.C.) turf war aka Provincial Fisheries Reference [2]
Union Colliery Co. of British Columbia v. Bryden ( British Columbia, Canada) [1899] A.C. 580

1900–2000

Case name Citation Subject
Cunningham v Homma ( British Columbia, Canada) [1903] A.C. 151 Law preventing Japanese vote found valid; overridden by the Canadian Citizenship Act 1946
Bank of Montreal v Stuart [1910] UKPC 53 Undue influence
Attorney-General for Ontario v Attorney-General of Canada (Reference Appeal) ( Ontario, Canada) [1912] A.C. 571
Royal Bank of Canada v. The King ( Canada) [1913] A.C. 283
Canada v. Alberta [3] ( Canada) [1922] A.C. 191 Emergency doctrine of Constitution of Canada
Fort Frances Pulp and Paper v. Manitoba Free Press ( Canada) (1923)
Brooks-Bidlake and Whittall Limited v. Attorney-General for British Columbia ( Canada) [1923] A.C. 450 (P.C.)
Toronto Electric Commissioners v. Snider ( Ontario, Canada) [1925] A.C. 396
Nadan v The King ( Canada) [1926] A.C. 482(PC) Removal of Canadian appeal to the JCPC held unconstitutional
1926 – criminal appeals from Canada permitted
Edwards v. Canada (Attorney General) ( Canada) [1930] A.C. 124 Women's right to sit in the Senate
Proprietary Articles Trade Association v. Attorney General of Canada ( Canada) [1931] A.C. 310 (P.C.)
In re Regulation and Control of Aeronautics in Canada [4] ( Canada) [1932] A.C. 54
In re Regulation and Control of Radio Communication in Canada [5] ( Canada) [1932] A.C. 304
1933 – no more criminal appeals from Canada
British Coal Corporation v. the King ( Canada) [1935] A.C. 500 Upheld authority of Canadian Parliament to abolish appeals to the Privy Council in criminal cases.
Attorney-General of Canada v. Attorney-General of Ontario (Labour Conventions) ( Ontario, Canada) [1937] A.C. 326
Sifton v. Sifton [1938] A.C. 656 Certainty of conditions in a devise
Vita Food Products Inc. v. Unus Shipping Co. Ltd. ( Nova Scotia, Canada) [1939] A.C. 277 An express choice of law clause in a contract should be honoured as long as the agreement was bona fide and not against public policy.
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. v. Twentieth Century Fox Corp. [1939] 4 D.L.R. 353 Copyright in titles
Ontario (Attorney General) v. Canada Temperance Federation ( Ontario, Canada) (1946) Examined the peace, order, and good government power of the Constitution Act, 1867
1949 – no more civil appeals from Canada
Subramaniam v Public Prosecutor [1956] 1 WLR 965 Hearsay exception
Overseas Tankship v Morts Dock & Engineering Co. Ltd. (The Wagon Mound No. 1) ( Australia) [1961] A.C. 388 Leading authority on remoteness of damage in negligence.
Overseas Tankship v Miller Steamship Co. (The Wagon Mound No. 2) ( Australia) [1967] A.C. 617 Defined remoteness of damages in a nuisance tort action
Goldman v Hargrave [1967] 1 A.C. 645
The Eurymedon ( New Zealand) [1975] A.C. 154 Conditions of when a third party may seek protection of an exclusion clause in a contract between two parties.
Pao On v. Lau Yiu Long (Hong Kong) [1980] A.C. 614
Ong Ah Chuan v. Public Prosecutor (Singapore) [1980] UKPC 32, [1981] A.C. 648, [1981] 1 M.L.J. [Malayan Law Journal] 64, [1979–1980] S.L.R.(R.) [Singapore Law Reports (Reissue)] 710 Constitutionality of provisions in the Misuse of Drugs Act 1973 (No. 5 of 1973) creating a rebuttable presumption of drug trafficking and imposing the mandatory death penalty for certain drug trafficking offences.
Cadbury Schweppes Pty Ltd v. Pub Squash Co Pty Ltd [1980] 2 N.S.W.L.R. 851 (JCPC)
1989 – appeals from Singapore restricted
Lee Ting Sang v Chung Chi-Keung (Hong Kong) [1990] UKPC 9
1994 – no more appeals from Singapore
Goss v Chilcott [1996] UKPC 17 (23 May 1996)
1997 – no more appeals from Hong Kong

2001 onwards

Case name Citation Subject
T Choithram International SA v PagaraniBritish Virgin Islands [2001] 2 All ER 492 vesting of "imperfect gifts"
Dextra Bank & Trust Company Limited v Bank of JamaicaJamaica [2002] 1 All ER (Comm) 193, [2001] UKPC 50
Citco Banking Corporation NV v Pusser's Ltd - British Virgin Islands [2007] UKPC 13 Validity of amendments to company's constitutional documents
Cukurova Finance International Ltd & Anor v Alfa Telecom Turkey LtdBritish Virgin Islands [2013] UKPC 2 nature of the remedy of appropriation introduced into English law under the EU Directive 2002/47/EC of 6 June 2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council on financial collateral arrangements
Stichting Shell Pensioenfonds v Krys - British Virgin Islands [2014] UKPC 41 anti-suit injunctions relating to insolvency proceedings
Nilon Limited v Royal Westminster Investments S.A. - British Virgin Islands [2015] UKPC 2 rectification of the share register; anchor defendants; forum non conveniens
Ciban Management Corporation v Citco (BVI) Ltd - British Virgin Islands [2020] UKPC 31 Duomatic principle

See also

References

  1. ^ Role of the JCPC, Lower courts recognising JCPC jurisdiction.
  2. ^ dfo-mpo.gc.ca: "A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO THE FISHERIES ACT AND TO THE COASTAL FISHERIES PROTECTION ACT"
  3. ^ (also known as the Board of Commerce Case)
  4. ^ (The "Aeronautics Reference")
  5. ^ (The "Radio Reference")

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