Thompson v Forrest and Another

JurisdictionJamaica
Year1967
Date1967
CourtSupreme Court (Jamaica)

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4 cases
  • George Rick James Appellant v [1] Ismay Spencer [2] Lorna Simon Respondents [ECSC]
    • Antigua and Barbuda
    • Court of Appeal (Antigua and Barbuda)
    • 4 April 2005
    ...if the occupation is not listed the person is disentitled from voting. Counsel relied on the Jamaican case of Thompson v Forrest (1967) 11 W.I.R. 2961. 5 InThompson v Forrest, Mr. Thompson was defeated by Mr. Forrest at a general election by 125 votes. Earlier, the Chief Electoral Officer h......
  • Dominic Suraj v The Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago
    • Trinidad & Tobago
    • Court of Appeal (Trinidad and Tobago)
    • 20 April 2021
    ...suggested inconsistency. See Lassalle v Attorney General (1971) 18 W.I.R. 379, TICFA v Attorney General (1975) 27 W.I.R. 329, Thompson v. Forrest and Another (1967) 11 W.I.R. 113 In Hinds v. Attorney General of Jamaica, 81 Lord Diplock explained the philosophy which underlay the entrench......
  • Shireene Mathlin-tulloch v The Chief Electoral Officer
    • Barbados
    • High Court (Barbados)
    • 15 December 2018
    ...that any policy guidance, which is inconsistent with a statutory duty, cannot be upheld. Counsel distinguished the Jamaican case of Thompson v Forrest (1967) 11 WIR 296 where the policy of the public body requiring the applicant to be photographed and finger-printed was expressly required ......
  • James v Spencer and Simon
    • Antigua and Barbuda
    • Court of Appeal (Antigua and Barbuda)
    • 4 April 2005
    ...and that therefore, if the occupation is not listed the person is disentitled from voting. Counsel relied on the Jamaican case of Thompson v Forrest1. 5 In Thompson v Forrest, Mr. Thompson was defeated by Mr. Forrest at a general election by 125 votes. Earlier, the Chief Electoral Officer h......