Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago v Whiteman
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Judgment Date | 1991 |
| Date | 1991 |
| Court | Privy Council |
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Anthony Walcott Claimant v 1. Attorney General of Saint Lucia 2. DPP 3. WPC. 671 Lesporis Defendants [ECSC]
...He drew their Lordships' attention to the decision of the Privy Council inAttorney-General of Trinidad and Tobago v. Whiteman [1991] 2 A.C. 240. In that case a question arose whether from an express guarantee under section 5(2)(c)(ii) of the Constitution, viz the right of a person arrested ......
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Rajeevan Edakalavan v Public Prosecutor
...see how similar provisions on the right to counsel were interpreted. 15.The first case was A-G of Trinidad and Tobago & Anor v Whiteman [1991] 2 WLR 1200, a decision of the Privy Council on an appeal from the Court of Appeal of Trinidad and Tobago. There, the applicant was arrested and deta......
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Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
...in custodyof his right to see a lawyer or of any 'procedural provisions'necessary for giving effect to his rights. In Whiteman's case[1991]2 WLR 1200, the question was not whether a person in custodyhas a right to see a lawyer, but whether he has a right whichrequires his being given inform......
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The Right to Counsel — The Right to be Informed
...out its content and a Singapore Court called upon to undertake such a task will have sufficient persuasive authority to guide it.24 1. [1991] 2 WLR 1200. 2. The other members of the Judicial Committee were Lord Templeman, Lord Griffiths, Lord Ackrter and Lord Jauncey of Tullichettle. 3. sup......