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UPDATE: 2025 Jury List Now Published
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Press Statement: Court Services Act 2023 Comes Into Effect
The Court Services Act 2023 (the Act) has officially come into effect as of 1 Ju
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UPDATE: The Supreme Court Civil Procedure Rules, 2022 PRACTICE GUIDE January 2024
The Supreme Court Civil Procedure Rules, 2022 Practice Guide 2024 is now live an
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NOTICE: OPENING OF THE LEGAL YEAR SPEECH 2024
OPENING OF THE LEGAL YEAR SPEECH 2024 My Lords, My Ladies, other Judicial Off
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On The Record’s interview of Chief Justice Sir Ian Winder
Season 7 Episode 22: Reform & Regulation
New Judgements
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January 17, 2025BETWEEN Robert B. Millard AND Eleuthera Properties Limited – 2018/CLE/gen/01348
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January 16, 2025BETWEEN Pamela Heastie (Personal Representative of the Estate of Herbert Heastie) AND Linda Symonette (Personal Representative of the Estate of Ruth Ingraham) – 2019/CLE/gen/0076
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January 16, 2025BETWEEN Maurice O. Glinton & Co. (a Firm) (by the principal and sole proprietor of the Firm) AND Robert K. Adams (as counsel and attorney and a member and partner of Graham Thompson & Co.) and Graham, Thompson & Co. (a Firm) (as attorneys of record for parties to proceedings in each of the intituled actions) – 2021/CLE/gen/01115
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January 16, 2025BETWEEN The Attorney General AND Dianne Burrows – 2024/CLE/gen/00218
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January 14, 2025BETWEEN Dana Guillaume AND Director of Public Prosecutions – 2023/CRI/bail/FP/00002
Latest News
From the Judiciary
The Judicial and Legal Service Commission invites applications from suitably qualified persons…
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THE PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that the Supreme Court (Criminal Case Management)…
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The 2025 Jury List for New Providence and Grand Bahama is now…
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The Court Services Act 2023 (the Act) has officially come into effect…
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We are thrilled to announce new vacancies across various departments, offering dynamic…
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Read the full notice here: Notice - Domain and Email Addresses Change
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Welcome From The Chief Justice
Welcome to the website of the Supreme Court of The Commonwealth of The Bahamas. The purpose…
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Annual report
New Rules / Practice directions
- Practice Direction No. 2 of 2024 - Fixed Dates Claims
- Practice Direction No. 3 of 2024 - Allocation of work of the Court between judges and registrars (Part 2)
- Practice Direction - Approved Surety Requirements on Applications for Bail
- The Supreme Court Civil Procedure Rules, 2022 PRACTICE GUIDE January 2024
- Reprint of Supreme Court (Civil Procedure) Rules, 2022