Judicial Review and Constitutional Law

How do I get status in the Turks and Caicos Islands? Obtaining status in the Turks and Caicos Islands (“TCIs”) is governed by the new Turks and Caicos Islander Status Ordinance 2015, which obtained assent on 30th September 2015. The Ordinance has not yet come into force, but shall do so once announced in the Gazette. In essence, a person entering into the TCIs to live or to partake in gainful occupation[1] is required to …

I am not originally from TCI but I live here. Can I get divorced here? Divorce in TCI is dealt with by the Matrimonial Causes Ordinance 2012. In that respect:- The court has jurisdiction if, and only if, either of the parties to the marriage (i) is domiciled in the islands on the date when the proceedings are begun or (ii) was ordinarily resident in the islands throughout the period of one year ending with …

LEGAL SYSTEM 1. What is the legal system (civil law, common law or a mixture of both)? The Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) is a common law jurisdiction modeled on the English legal system. A Magistrates’ Court sits in each of the Islands and there is an appeal process from the Magistrates’ Court to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court is similar to the High Court in England and is presided over by a single …

In an important decision for the jurisdiction, Ariel Misick Q.C. and Alexander Heylin appeared for Flight Support Limited in front of Justice Margaret Ramsay-Hale in the Supreme Court. The TCIAA, TCI’s Government-owned airports operator, had entered into a joint venture for the monopoly provision of ground services at TCI’s main airport. Flight Support, a company already engaged in the provision of such services, and whose business would have been badly damaged by the proposed monopoly, …