This is a list of major cases decided by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. These include appeals from the following countries:Role of the JCPC, Lower courts recognising JCPC jurisdiction.

Canada (criminal cases until 1933; civil cases until 1949) Irish Free State (until 1933) India (until 1950) Pakistan (until 1950) South Africa (until 1950) Malaysia (until 1985) Australia (until 1986) Singapore (until 1994) Hong Kong (until 1997) New Zealand (until 2003) Most Commonwealth Caribbean countries.

1833–1899

Case name Citation SubjectMaher 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 ConstitutionRussell v. The Queen (New Brunswick, Canada)(1882) App. Cas. 829 first peace, order and good government caseMcLaren v. Caldwell (Ontario, Canada)(1883) re. powers Canadian governmentHodge v. the Queen (1883) double aspect doctrine of ConstitutionThe Trustees, Executor and Agency Co. v. Short (1888) 58 L.J.P.C. 4St. Catharines Milling & Lumber Co. v. The Queen (Canada)(1888), 14 App. Cas. 46 aboriginal rights1888 – suspension of criminal appeals from CanadaGibbs v. Messer (1891) Liquidators of the Maritime Bank of Canada v. Receiver-General of New Brunswick (New Brunswick, Canada) A.C. 437Canadian provincial sovereigntyMakin v. Attorney General for New South Wales (Australia)(1894) evidence of similar factAttorney-General for Ontario v. Attorney-General for the Dominion (Ontario, Canada) AC 348 national concern doctrine of Canadian constitutionAttorney General of Canada v. Attorney General of Ontario A.C. 700 (P.C.)turf war aka Provincial Fisheries Referencedfo-mpo.gc.ca: "A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO THE FISHERIES ACT AND TO THE COASTAL FISHERIES PROTECTION ACT"Union Colliery Co. of British Columbia v. Bryden (British Columbia, Canada) A.C. 580

1900–2000

Case name Citation SubjectCunningham v Homma (British Columbia, Canada) A.C. 151Law preventing Japanese vote found valid; overridden by the Canadian Citizenship Act 1946 Bank of Montreal v Stuart Undue influenceAttorney-General for Ontario v Attorney-General of Canada (Reference Appeal) (Ontario, Canada) A.C. 571Royal Bank of Canada v. The King (Canada) A.C. 283Canada v. Alberta(also known as the Board of Commerce Case) (Canada) A.C. 191 Emergency doctrine of Constitution of CanadaFort Frances Pulp and Paper v. Manitoba Free Press (Canada)(1923)Brooks-Bidlake and Whittall Limited v. Attorney-General for British Columbia (Canada) A.C. 450 (P.C.)Toronto Electric Commissioners v. Snider (Ontario, Canada) A.C. 396Nadan v The King (Canada) A.C. 482(PC)Removal of Canadian appeal to the JCPC held unconstitutional in criminal cases1926 – criminal appeals from Canada restoredEdwards v. Canada (Attorney General) (Canada) A.C. 124Women's right to sit in the Senate of CanadaProprietary Articles Trade Association v. Attorney General of Canada (Canada) A.C. 310 (P.C.)In re Regulation and Control of Aeronautics in Canada(The "Aeronautics Reference") (Canada) A.C. 54 In re Regulation and Control of Radio Communication in Canada(The "Radio Reference") (Canada) A.C. 304 1933 – no more criminal appeals from CanadaBritish Coal Corporation v. the King (Canada) A.C. 500Upheld 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) A.C. 326Sifton v. Sifton A.C. 656Certainty of conditions in a deviseVita Food Products Inc. v. Unus Shipping Co. Ltd. (Nova Scotia, Canada) A.C. 277An 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. 4 D.L.R. 353Copyright in titlesOntario (Attorney General) v. Canada Temperance Federation (Ontario, Canada)(1946)Examined the peace, order, and good government power of the Constitution Act, 18671949 – no more civil appeals from CanadaSubramaniam v Public Prosecutor 1 WLR 965Hearsay exceptionOverseas Tankship v Morts Dock & Engineering Co. Ltd. (The Wagon Mound No. 1) (Australia) A.C. 388 Leading authority on remoteness of damage in negligence.Overseas Tankship v Miller Steamship Co. (The Wagon Mound No. 2) (Australia) A.C. 617Defined remoteness of damages in a nuisance tort actionGoldman v Hargrave 1 A.C. 645 The Eurymedon (New Zealand) A.C. 154Conditions 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) A.C. 614Ong Ah Chuan v. Public Prosecutor (Singapore)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 2 N.S.W.L.R. 851 (JCPC)Commissioner of Inland Revenue v Challenge Corp Ltd (New Zealand) NZPC 1; UKPC 45; AC 155Takaro Properties Ltd v Rowling (New Zealand) UKPC 341989 – appeals from Singapore restrictedLee Ting Sang v Chung Chi-Keung (Hong Kong) UKPC 9 Philips v Attorney General of Hong Kong (Hong Kong) UKPC 3aLiquidated damages1994 – no more appeals from Singapore Goss v Chilcott 1997 – no more appeals from Hong Kong

2001 onwards 2001-2008

Case name Citation SubjectT Choithram International SA v Pagarani – British Virgin Islands 2 All ER 492Vesting of "imperfect gifts" Dextra Bank & Trust Company Limited v Bank of Jamaica – Jamaica 1 All ER (Comm) 193, UKPC 50 Pratt Contractors Ltd v Transit New Zealand - New Zealand Tendering law Bernard v. Attorney General of Jamaica - Jamaica UKPC 47A vicarious liability caseCitco Banking Corporation NV v Pusser's Ltd - British Virgin Islands UKPC 13Validity of amendments to company's constitutional documents

2009

Case name Citation Subject Johannes Deuss v The Attorney General for Bermuda and The Commissioner of Police for Bermuda UKPC 38 GFN SA and Artag Meridian Limited v The Liquidators of Bancredit Cayman Limited (In Official Liquidation) UKPC 39 Peter Michel v The Queen UKPC 40 Francis Eiley and others v The Queen (Belize) UKPC 41 Dave Burnett v The State of Trinidad & Tobago UKPC 42 Hearing on the Report of the Chief Justice of Gibraltar UKPC 43 Save Guana Cay Reef Association Limited v The Queen & Others UKPC 44 Pell Frischmann Engineering Limited v Bow Valley Iran Limited & Others (3) UKPC 45 Texan Management Limited & Others v Pacific Electric Wire & Cable Company Limited UKPC 46 Kenneth McKinney Higgs, Senior v Leshel Maryas Investment Company Limited and Annamae Woodside UKPC 47 Lowell Lawrence v Financial Services Commission UKPC 48 The Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago v Carmel Smith UKPC 49 Herman Ramdass v Marilyn Bahaw - Nanan UKPC 50 Nadine Rodriguez v Minister of Housing of the Government & Another UKPC 51 Nadine Rodriguez v Minister of Housing of the Government & Another UKPC 52 Josine Johnson and Yuclan Balwant v The Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago UKPC 52

2010

Case name Citation Subject Mossell (Jamaica) Limited (T/A Digicel) v The Office of Utilities Regulation, Cable and Wireless J A Limited and Centennial JA Limited UKPC 1 Cyril Archibold Capron v The Government of the Turks and Caicos Islands and the Crown UKPC 2 Theresa Henry & Marie Ann Mitchell v Calixtus Henry (St Lucia) UKPC 3 Keith O'Connor v Paul Haufman Percival Piccott UKPC 4 Sherman McNicholls v Judicial and Legal Service Commission UKPC 5 Sherman McNicholls v Judicial and Legal Service Commission UKPC 6 The Prime Minister of Belize and The Attorney General of Belize v Alberto Vellos and Others UKPC 7 Patrick Thomas Tibbetts v The Attorney General of The Cayman Islands UKPC 8 Larry Winslow Marshall & Others v The Deputy Governor of Bermuda & Others UKPC 9 Mrs Fatma Bibi Mahmood Nahaboo and Others v N Parsooramen and Co and Others UKPC 10 Societe Royal Gardens et Compagnie and 138 others v The Mauritius Revenue Authority as represented by its Director General (formerly the Commissioner of Income Tax) UKPC 11 Devendranath Hurnam v Kailashing Bholah and Soobashsing Bholah UKPC 12 Gangasing Aubeeluck v The State of Mauritius UKPC 13 Rosalind Ramroop (also called Rosalind Sampson) v John Ishmael and Lall Heerasingh UKPC 14 Charmaine Bernard (Legal Representative of the Estate of Reagan Nicky Bernard) v Ramesh Seebalack UKPC 15 Marie Jean Nelson Mirbel & Others v The State of Mauritius & Others UKPC 16 Razcoomar Moodoosoodun v The State of Mauritius UKPC 17 Kirk Gordon v The Queen UKPC 18 Seeromani Maraj-Naraynsingh v The Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago and The Director of Public Prosecutions UKPC 19 Andrew Ryan Ferrell v The Queen (Gibraltar) UKPC 20 Cosimo Borrelli As Liquidator of AKAI Holdings Limited and Others (2) v Mr James Henry Ting and Others (2) UKPC 21 Earlin White v The Queen (Belize) UKPC 22 Romauld James v The Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago UKPC 23 Report of The Tribunal to The Governor of The Cayman Islands - Madam Justice Levers (Judge of The Grand Court of The Cayman Islands) UKPC 24 Cable & Wireless (West Indies) Limited v Conrad Tonge et al, represented by The Antigua and Barbuda Workers' Union UKPC 25 Noel Campbell v The Queen (Jamaica) UKPC 26 Leedon Limited v Mr Ghanshyam Hurry & Others (5) UKPC 27 E Anthony Ross v Bank of Commerce (Saint Kitts Nevis) Trust and Savings Association Limited UKPC 28 The Public Service Appeal Board v Omar Maraj UKPC 29 The Palms Resort Limited v P.P.C. Limited UKPC 30 The National Transport Authority v Mauritius Secondary Industry Limited UKPC 31 Francis Paponette and Others (3) v The Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago UKPC 32 Culross Global Limited v Strategic Turnaround Master Partnership UKPC 33

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