3/23/2023
START DATE
END DATE
5/15/2023
Durham and Durham v The King
COURT:
LAW:
JUDGE(S):
CLAIMANT'S LAWYER:
DEFENDANT'S LAWYER:
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) on appeal from Supreme Court of Bermuda
Civil Law
The President Sir Christopher Clarke Justice of Appeal Sir Anthony Smellie Justice of Appeal Dame Elizabeth Gloster
Jaymo Durham (Litigant in Person and McKenzie Friend for the Second Appellant)
Alan Richards (Office of the Director for Prosecutions)
FACTS OF THE CASE:
Appellants as receivers under MHA misused funds leading to criminal charges of theft. DPP initiated proceedings without required leave sparking legal debate on the necessity of such leave
SUMMARY:
Whether the DPP needed leave under MHA to initiate prosecution
OUTCOMES:
Appeal dismissed DPP did not require leave
RULED IN FAVOUR OF:
Defendant
PLAINTIFF/CLAIMANT
DEFENDANT:
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