Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj v Attorney-General of Trinidad and Tobago (No 2)
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Court | Privy Council |
| Judgment Date | 1978 |
| Year | 1978 |
| Date | 1978 |
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Adrian Nation v DPP and Attorney General of Jamaica
...to the words “adequate means of redress” is quite clear from the opinion of their lordships' Board in [ Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj v Attorney-General of Trinidad and Tobago (No 2) (1978) 30 WIR 310 ]. There must be a remedy available at law which will be sufficient for the purpose of enforcin......
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The Hon Mrs Portia Simpson-Miller and Others v Attorney-General and DPP
...of Campbell, J. 230 Learned Queen's Counsel, Mr. Henriques, reminded us of the words of their Lordships in Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj v Attorney-General of Trinidad and Tobago (No. 2) [1979] AC 385 and as restated in Clinton Forbes v The Attorney-General of Trinidad and Tobago [2002] UKPC 21 ......
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... ... exemplary damages under the Constitution of Trinidad and Tobago (the Constitution). The answer to this has not ... The judge quite rightly, in my view, used Maharaj v. Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago No.2 1979 ... ...
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