April 28 2017
START DATE
END DATE
May 2 2017
Ayo Kimathi and David Tucker v Attorney-General for Bermuda Minister of Home Affairs Executive Officer of the Human Rights Commission
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DEFENDANT'S LAWYER:
Supreme Court of Bermuda
CIVIL JURISDICTION
IAN RC KAWALEY
Eugene Johnston Dawn Johnston
Lauren Sadler-Best Allan Doughty Gretchen Tucker
FACTS OF THE CASE:
Whether impugned statements made by the 1st Applicant offensive to persons of European descent and homosexuals cross the boundaries of constitutionally protected free speech into legally unprotected ?hate speech?
SUMMARY:
Whether the impugned decisions interfered with the Applicants' freedom of expression or conscience rights
OUTCOMES:
Respondents achieved substantial success Applicants lost overall against the Attorney-General and the Minister 1st Applicant lost against the Executive Officer 2nd Applicant succeeded partially against the Executive Officer
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Defendant
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Ayo Kimathi and David Tucker v Attorney-General for Bermuda Minister of Home Affairs Executive Officer of the Human Rights Commission
Whether impugned statements made by the 1st Applicant offensive to persons of European descent and homosexuals cross the boundaries of constitutionally protected free speech into legally unprotected ?hate speech?