29-Apr-19
START DATE
END DATE
21-Aug-19
Dwight Lambert v. Minister Responsible for Telecommunications
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CLAIMANT'S LAWYER:
DEFENDANT'S LAWYER:
The Supreme Court of Bermuda
CIVIL JURISDICTION
Hon. Assistant Justice Bell
Mr Peter Sanderson Benedek Lewin
Mr Michael Taylor Attorney General?s Chambers
FACTS OF THE CASE:
The plaintiff Dwight Lambert filed a claim stating that sections 3 and 3A of the Obscene Publications Act 1973 infringed on his constitutionally protected rights under the Bermuda Constitution Order 1968 particularly his rights to a fair hearing and freedom of expression by being unclear if the definition of obscenity covered the material for which he was charged. The court previously declared the sections breached his constitutional rights. The current hearing determined the redress for these breaches focusing on the quantum of compensation for the plaintiff's suffered emotional distress humiliation and infringement of his rights
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Dwight Lambert v. Minister Responsible for Telecommunications
The plaintiff Dwight Lambert filed a claim stating that sections 3 and 3A of the Obscene Publications Act 1973 infringed on his constitutionally protected rights under the Bermuda Constitution Order 1968 particularly his rights to a fair hearing and freedom of expression by being unclear if the definition of obscenity covered the material for which he was charged. The court previously declared the sections breached his constitutional rights. The current hearing determined the redress for these breaches focusing on the quantum of compensation for the plaintiff's suffered emotional distress humiliation and infringement of his rights