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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Judgment date
June 2004
Court held section 30(1) permits considering the husband’s interest in the former matrimonial home when ordering a gross lump sum.
Divorce Ordinance s.30(1) – assessment of husband’s ability to pay a gross lump sum; consideration of all assets including interest in former matrimonial home; court may require gross payment despite lack of statutory power to order property transfers; quantum fixed where wife undertakes to transfer interest; costs awarded to successful appellant.
24 June 2004
TCI court grants anti‑suit injunction after finding insufficient Texas connection and TCI as the natural forum.
Forum non conveniens; anti‑suit injunction to restrain foreign proceedings; sufficiency of foreign jurisdictional contact; oppression/vexatious litigation; comity considerations; parallel proceedings and protection of domestic declaratory claims; non‑disclosure in interlocutory injunction applications.
24 June 2004