Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago v Whiteman

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CourtPrivy Council
Judgment Date1991
Year1991
Date1991

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94 cases
  • Rajeevan Edakalavan v Public Prosecutor
    • Singapore
    • High Court (Singapore)
    • 3 January 1998
    ...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......
  • Mohammed v The State
    • United Kingdom
    • Privy Council
    • Invalid date
    ... ... [appeal from the court of appeal of trinidad and tobago] ... 1998 Oct. 26, ... Lord Steyn , Lord ... 560D–F , 562D–E ) ... Attorney-General of Trinidad and Tobago v. Whiteman [ 1991 ] 2 ... ...
  • Bahamas Entertainment Ltd v Koll and Others
    • Bahamas
    • Supreme Court (Bahamas)
    • Invalid date
  • Durity v Judicial and Legal Service Commission
    • Trinidad & Tobago
    • Court of Appeal (Trinidad and Tobago)
    • Invalid date
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3 books & journal articles
  • Is there a right to pre-trial disclosure in West Indian constitutional law?
    • Barbados
    • Caribbean Law Review No. 6-1, June 1996
    • 1 June 1996
    ...hearing within a reasonable time by an independent and impartial court established by law". 5 A.G. of Trinidad & Tobago v. Whiteman [1991] 2 A.C. 240. 6 Thornhill v. A.G. of Trinidad A Tobago [1981] A.C. 61. 7 See sections 6(a)(b) & (d) and 20 of the Constitution of Jamaica; and section 6 o......
  • Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
    • United Kingdom
    • Sage Journal of Criminal Law, The No. 55-4, November 1991
    • 1 November 1991
    ...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......
  • The Right to Counsel — The Right to be Informed
    • Singapore
    • Singapore Academy of Law Journal No. 1993, December 1993
    • 1 December 1993
    ...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......