March 13 2015
START DATE
END DATE
July 15 2015
MELVERN WILLIAMS -v- (1) MINISTER FOR HOME AFFAIRS (2) ATTORNEY GENERAL
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DEFENDANT'S LAWYER:
The Supreme Court of Bermuda
CIVIL JURISDICTION
Chief Justice
FACTS OF THE CASE:
Melvern Williams a naturalised British Overseas Territories Citizen from Jamaica was wrongly terminated from his employment due to the Department of Immigration's instruction that he was working without a work permit
SUMMARY:
Whether Williams' right to reside in Bermuda included the right to work without restrictions and whether section 60 of the Bermuda Immigration and Protection Act 1956 discriminated against him
OUTCOMES:
The court declared that Williams belonged to Bermuda and was entitled to work without a work permit modified section 60(1) of the 1956 Act accordingly and awarded Williams $30000 for lost earnings and damages
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