Judicial Committee of the Privy Council

Judicial body in the United Kingdom

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2023	Celia Cave joins as an additional Registrar in 2023.
March 3 2023	An injunction was filed in the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court against Saint Lucia's proposed accession to the Caribbean Court of Justice.
February 28 2023	The parliament of Saint Lucia approved the Constitution of St Lucia Amendment Bill 2023, proposing to replace the Privy Council with the Caribbean Court of Justice.
2022	Laura Angus becomes the Registrar, serving from 2022 to present.
2018	A second constitutional referendum again rejected terminating appeals to the JCPC, with a 55.2% majority voting against the proposal.
2018	Antigua held a constitutional referendum where 52.04% of voters rejected replacing the Privy Council with the Caribbean Court of Justice.
2016	A constitutional referendum proposed terminating appeals from Grenada to the JCPC and replacing it with the Caribbean Court of Justice. The proposal was rejected by a 56.73% majority, maintaining the JCPC as Grenada's highest court.
2011	Louise di Mambro takes over as Registrar, serving from 2011 to 2022.
June 1 2010	Belize acceded to the Appellate Jurisdiction of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ).

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