8/10/2013
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10/17/2013
Mr Harold Joseph Darrell v. A Board of Inquiry appointed under the Human Rights Act 1981 The Minister of Culture and Social Rehabilitation and HSBC Bank of Bermuda Limited & the Directors of Bank of Bermuda Limited
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Supreme Court of Bermuda
CIVIL JURISDICTION
Hellman J
Jaymo Durham
Jai Pachai Melvin Douglas Ben Adamson
FACTS OF THE CASE:
Darrell alleged racial discrimination by the Bank of Bermuda for disclosing his confidential information in 1996 leading to a loss of $3.2 million investment. A series of legal challenges followed focusing on whether the Board made a determination under the Human Rights Act 1981 and the role of institutional racism
SUMMARY:
Whether the Board's decision was a determination under the Human Rights Act 1981 if the Board failed to make a decision on the merits of the complaint and the legal status of the Board's actions
OUTCOMES:
The court found the action to be without merit vexatious and an abuse of process leading to its dismissal. It ruled that Darrell had a hopeless case and had waited too long to bring his application
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Mr Harold Joseph Darrell v. A Board of Inquiry appointed under the Human Rights Act 1981 The Minister of Culture and Social Rehabilitation and HSBC Bank of Bermuda Limited & the Directors of Bank of Bermuda Limited
Darrell alleged racial discrimination by the Bank of Bermuda for disclosing his confidential information in 1996 leading to a loss of $3.2 million investment. A series of legal challenges followed focusing on whether the Board made a determination under the Human Rights Act 1981 and the role of institutional racism