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Supreme Court of Turks and Caicos Islands

The Supreme Court has original jurisdiction in civil and criminal matters; appellate jurisdiction over appeals from the Magistrate’s Court and other statutory bodies such as the National Insurance Board and the Liquor Licensing Board; and supervisory jurisdiction over lower adjudicatory bodies and the actions of government.

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August 2000
Regina v Parker (CR-APM 7 of 2000) [2000] TCASC 3 (2 August 2000)
English Court of Appeal Act s8 does not apply; retrial, delay and bail issues are for the Supreme Court after remittal.
Criminal procedure – applicability of foreign enactments – section 7 Criminal Procedure Ordinance cannot import section 8 of the English Court of Appeal Act 1968; Court of Appeal remittal – functus officio; delay and right to a trial within reasonable time – matters for Supreme Court (inherent jurisdiction and constitutional remedies); bail – Supreme Court retains power on reappearance; prosecution’s appeal rights limited by local Court of Appeal statute.
 2 August 2000
February 2000
Campbell v Regina (CR-APM 15 of 1999) [2000] TCASC 2 (16 February 2000)
Magistrates may provide written reasons after verdict upon filing of a Notice of Appeal; belated reasons may stand with procedural relief for prejudice.
Criminal procedure — Magistrates’ reasons — Practice of supplying written reasons after conviction upon Notice of Appeal — Functus officio — Regional authority endorsing post-verdict reasons — Timeliness and procedural remedies for prejudice.
 16 February 2000