supreme court of bermuda judgments 2018

v R. Pedro et al. Supreme Court Judgment 6 June 2018 Today, the Supreme Court of Bermuda agreed to overturn the nation’s same-sex marriage ban and decided in favor of OUTBermuda and its co-litigants. The year 2018 was by all means a year when the apex court of the country reigned supreme. In yet another landmark judgment, the top court while taking up the case of India Young Lawyers Association vs State of Kerala recognised the right of Hindu women to freely practise their religion irrespective of age. (Popularly known as the Sabrimala Verdict) The Supreme Court on September 14 awarded a compensation of Rs 50 lakh to former ISRO scientist S. Nambi Narayanan who was falsely implicated in an espionage case and had to suffer jail term and ignominy. In June, the Aam Aadmi Party had staged a nine-day sit-in at LG Anil Baijal’s office to press for their demands, including directions to IAS officers to end their undeclared “strike”. “Keith Robinson, partner at Carey Olsen, will be presenting an update on recent judgments of Bermuda’s Supreme Court that are relevant for trust and estate practitioners. Auto Service v S Warner [2018] SC (Bda) 48 Civ (11 June 2018), D Burgess v J White [2018] SC (Bda) 47 App (6 June 2018), R Ferguson v AG & OutBermuda et al v AG [2018] SC (Bda) 46 Civ (6 June 2018), R Ferguson v AG & OutBermuda et al v AG [2018] SC (Bda) 45 Civ (6 June 2018), Clarien Bank v M Scott [2018] SC (Bda) 44 Civ (21 May 2018), W Brangman v The Queen [2018] SC (Bda) 43 App (22 May 2018), In the matter of the A Trusts [2018] SC (Bda) 42 Civ (17 May 2018), AG v Z DeSilva et al [2018] SC (Bda) 41 Civ (15 May 2018), AG et al v T Smith [2018] SC (Bda) 40 Civ (15 May 2018), In the matter of E Trust [2018] SC (Bda) 38 Civ (23 April 2018), Capital Security et al v M Woodruff [2018] SC (Bda) 37 Com (16 April 2018), KJT v GKCT [2018] SC (Bda) 36 Div (30 March 2018), A Burgess v V McNeil [2018] SC (Bda) 35 Civ ( 11 April 2018), M Wilson v F Miller [2018] SC (Bda) 34 App (10 April 2018), DS v the Queen [2018] SC (Bda) 33 App (9 April 2018), Husband v Wife [2017] SC (Bda) 32 App (9 April 2018), In the matter of Cumulus Eastern European Property Fund [2018] SC (Bda) 31 Com (5 April 2018), In the matter of Seadrill Drilling [2018] SC (Bda) 30 Com (5 April 2018), W Brangman v The Queen [2018] SC (Bda) 29 App (2 April 2018), J Munoz-Vargas v Sun Life Assurance [2018] SC (Bda) 28 Comm ( 27 March 2018), A Law Firm [2018] SC (Bda) 27 Civ (20 March 2018), M Kuczkiewicz v HG (Bermuda) Ltd. [2018]SC (Bda) 26 Com (19 March 2018), E.E.Y. The apex court had earlier said there was a need to take into account all aspects, including the fundamental right of livelihood of firecracker manufacturers and the right to health of over 1.3 billion people in the country, while considering a plea for the ban. CAT.SA v Priosma Limited [2019] SC (Bda) 56 Com (3 September 2019)