3/18/2022
START DATE
END DATE
6/2/2023
Corporation of Hamilton v The Attorney-General and The Governor of Bermuda
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Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Supreme Court of Bermuda
Civil Law
Sir Christopher Clarke Justice Geoffrey Bell Dame Elizabeth Gloster
Jeffrey Jowell KC Ronald Meyers Marshall Diel & Myers
Delroy Duncan KC Ryan Hawthorne Lauren Sadler-Best
FACTS OF THE CASE:
The Corporation contended that converting it into a quango by the Municipalities Reform Bill 2019 would contravene the Bermuda Constitution by eliminating municipal elections and imposing excessive government control amounting to a deprivation of property rights.
SUMMARY:
Whether the Reform Bill and various acts contravened the Constitution particularly in relation to municipal governance and property rights.
OUTCOMES:
Appeal dismissed; no constitutional contraventions found
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Corporation of Hamilton v The Attorney-General and The Governor of Bermuda
The Corporation contended that converting it into a quango by the Municipalities Reform Bill 2019 would contravene the Bermuda Constitution by eliminating municipal elections and imposing excessive government control amounting to a deprivation of property rights.