6/22/2010
START DATE
END DATE
22-Jun-10
Romeo Allen et al v. Commissioner of Police et al
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CLAIMANT'S LAWYER:
DEFENDANT'S LAWYER:
The Supreme Court of Bermuda
Civil Law
Kawaley J
Richard Horseman Wakefield Quin
Huw Shepheard Shakira Dill
FACTS OF THE CASE:
The claimants Caribbean recruits to the Bermuda Police Service were promised pensionable employment after 10 years contingent on satisfactory performance. Despite fulfilling these conditions their contracts were not renewed in 2010 unlike their UK counterparts
SUMMARY:
Whether the non-renewal of the claimants' contracts breached a legitimate expectation of pensionable employment
OUTCOMES:
The court ruled in favor of the claimants finding the non-renewal was a breach of legitimate expectation without valid reason constituting an abuse of power
RULED IN FAVOUR OF:
Claimant
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Romeo Allen et al v. Commissioner of Police et al
The claimants Caribbean recruits to the Bermuda Police Service were promised pensionable employment after 10 years contingent on satisfactory performance. Despite fulfilling these conditions their contracts were not renewed in 2010 unlike their UK counterparts