the Privy Council
noun
: the group of people chosen by the British king or queen to serve as advisers
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In March 2024, the Privy Council of the United Kingdom overturned the convictions and sent the case back to the Court of Appeal to decide whether it would be retried.
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Kyle Denis, Billboard, 1 Aug. 2024
The star appealed to the Jamaica appeals court before taking the case to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London, the highest court of appeal for Jamaica and other countries including the Bahamas and Granada, according to the BBC.
—Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 1 Aug. 2024
On March 14, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) overturned the dancehall king’s murder conviction.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 5 Apr. 2024
The ruling by the Privy Council allows the two Barbudians to challenge an April 2021 decision by the Court of Appeal of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court that found the residents were not allowed to take legal action against the government.
—Dánica Coto, Quartz, 28 Feb. 2024
The decision came from the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, a London court that decides last-resort appeals from certain countries belonging to the Commonwealth of Nations, including Jamaica.
—Bill Donahue, Billboard, 14 Mar. 2024
The ruling by the Privy Council is considered a big win for John Mussington, a marine biologist, and Jacklyn Frank, a retired teacher, who launched a legal fight against the government of the twin-island nation of Antigua and Barbuda in July 2018.
—Dánica Coto, Quartz, 28 Feb. 2024
The details were set out in documents from the latest meeting of the Privy Council, which took place last Wednesday, before Charles met with the U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
—Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 26 Feb. 2024
The palace has said the king will also continue receiving stacks of important government documents, which are traditionally delivered daily in a red leather box, and chairing monthly meetings of the Privy Council.
—Sylvia Hui, Danica Kirka, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Feb. 2024
Kyle Denis, Billboard, 1 Aug. 2024
The star appealed to the Jamaica appeals court before taking the case to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London, the highest court of appeal for Jamaica and other countries including the Bahamas and Granada, according to the BBC.
—Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 1 Aug. 2024
On March 14, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) overturned the dancehall king’s murder conviction.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 5 Apr. 2024
The ruling by the Privy Council allows the two Barbudians to challenge an April 2021 decision by the Court of Appeal of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court that found the residents were not allowed to take legal action against the government.
—Dánica Coto, Quartz, 28 Feb. 2024
The decision came from the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, a London court that decides last-resort appeals from certain countries belonging to the Commonwealth of Nations, including Jamaica.
—Bill Donahue, Billboard, 14 Mar. 2024
The ruling by the Privy Council is considered a big win for John Mussington, a marine biologist, and Jacklyn Frank, a retired teacher, who launched a legal fight against the government of the twin-island nation of Antigua and Barbuda in July 2018.
—Dánica Coto, Quartz, 28 Feb. 2024
The details were set out in documents from the latest meeting of the Privy Council, which took place last Wednesday, before Charles met with the U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
—Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 26 Feb. 2024
The palace has said the king will also continue receiving stacks of important government documents, which are traditionally delivered daily in a red leather box, and chairing monthly meetings of the Privy Council.
—Sylvia Hui, Danica Kirka, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Feb. 2024
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