Attorney General of St Christopher and Nevis v Lawrence

JurisdictionCaribbean States
Date1983
CourtCourt of Appeal (Eastern Caribbean States)
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  • Barnwell v Attorney-General and Another
    • Guyana
    • Court of Appeal (Guyana)
    • Invalid date
  • 1) The Chief of Police 2) Attorney General of Saint Christopher and Nevis v Calvin Nias
    • St Kitts & Nevis
    • Court of Appeal (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
    • 25 November 2008
    ...... . 9 The process by which the High Court is enjoined to exercise its power to review legislation was succinctly summarized by this court in Attorney General v Lawrence in the following words: 4 "In determining the question of constitutionality of a statute, what the court is concerned with is the competence of the legislature to make it, and not its wisdom or motives. The court has to examine its provisions in the light of the relevant ......
  • Svg Green Party Ivan O'neal Claimants v Attorney General The Supervisor of Elections Respondents [ECSC]
    • St Vincent
    • High Court (Saint Vincent)
    • 18 November 2005
    ...p. 174; Frank v Attorney General of Antigua and Barbuda Civil Appeal No. 1 of 1990; Attorney General of St. Kitts and Nevis v Lawrence (1983) 31 WIR p. 176; Attorney General of St. Lucia v Martinus Francois Civil Appeal No. 37 of 2003 and Baldwin Spencer v Attorney General of Antigua and Ba......
  • Corporation of Hamilton v Attorney General and Governor of Bermuda
    • Bermuda
    • Court of Appeal (Bermuda)
    • 18 March 2022
    ...that. At paragraph 22 Lord Clyde said: “The appellants sought to found upon Attorney-General of St Christopher and Nevis v Lawrence(1983) 31 WIR 176. But that case concerned the removal from office of one who was not only a shareholder but a managing director who drew a percentage of the pr......
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