Da Costa v The Queen

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
Judgment Date1990
Date1990
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6 cases
  • Police Federation and Others v Commissioner of The Independent Commission of Investigations and Attorney General
    • Jamaica
    • Supreme Court (Jamaica)
    • 30 July 2013
    ...investigatory process undertaken by any authority or body. Commencement of Criminal Proceedings 145 In Llewellyn da Costa v. The Queen (1990) 38 WIR 201, the Judicial Committee was examining the DPP's powers under S94 of the Jamaican Constitution. Lord Lowry delivering the judgment on behal......
  • Inland Revenue v Wimbledon Football Club Ltd and Others
    • United Kingdom
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 28 May 2004
    ...jurisdiction conferred by the word "may" can nonetheless involve a positive duty to act: see the discussion and conclusion in Da Costa -v- The Queen [1990] 2 AC 389 at 405C-H. Does s4(4) extend to the Sale Agreement? 40 I turn, then to the main issue between the parties on this appeal, name......
  • Independent Commission of Investigations v Digicel (Jamaica) Ltd
    • Jamaica
    • Court of Appeal (Jamaica)
    • 29 May 2015
    ...to mean the mandatory, ‘shall’. These included Attorney General and Another v Antigua Times Limited [1976] AC 16 and DaCosta v R (1990) 38 WIR 201. 59 Mr Manning submitted that the context in which the term ‘may’ was used meant that it could only be interpreted to grant a discretion to the ......
  • Inland Revenue v Wimbledon Football Club Ltd and Others
    • United Kingdom
    • Chancery Division
    • 11 May 2004
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