KINGSTON, Jamaica — President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Dennis Morrison, says steps are under way to recruit additional judges. He said the increase is being facilitated by the expansion ...

The Appeals Court last Friday refused to quash the conviction of a former nightclub bouncer who was sentenced to 16 years ...

As Jamaica prepares to celebrate the 50th anniversary of independence from Britain, the government in Kingston is talking about cutting a legal legacy of the British Empire.

In April 2020, six years after the murder, Jamaica’s Court of Appeal upheld the convictions after a 2018 petition by the defence, a result that dejected the flamboyant artist’s many fans. The next ...

(Jamaica Gleaner) The Court of Appeal has ruled that there is no general principle that a 10-year-old child cannot be found liable for negligence. This is seen as a landmark decision, ...

Appeals Court: Gay Man Facing ... Murry testified to his sexual orientation and that he was once attacked in Jamaica in 2004. Murry was hit and kicked by five men after publicly being called gay.

Justice Anderson, however, believes that it would be a positive step for Jamaica to sign off on the CCJ as its final court of appeal, assuring that the country would not be disadvantaged.

The UK Privy Council has instructed Jamaica’s Court of Appeal to determine whether or not to grant Palmer and his co-defendants a re-trial. This is a developing story.

A Court of Appeal judge has ordered the Home Office not to deport people to Jamaica on Tuesday unless they had access to a functioning, non-O2 Sim card on or before 3 February.