By Alric Lindsay Yesterday, January 27, 2026, a heated exchange in the Summary Court exposed deep frustrations over chronic delays in the criminal justice system, with defence lawyers and crown counsel from the Office of the Director of Public...
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By Alric Lindsay Today, May 26, 2025, Crown Counsel for the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions appeared in the Summary Court to discuss traffic sentences for two people. In both instances, Magistrate Gunn found the DPP to...
DPP Blunder: Several Traffic Charges Before The Summary Court Were Laid “Out Of Time”
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By Alric Lindsay Matthew Patrick Forbes attended the Summary Court on January 14, 2025, to face several traffic allegations, only to learn that almost all of them were laid out too late by the Office Of The Director Of...
Drug Charge Faced By Caymanian Shows How The DPP Treated Him Differently From Tourists For Having The Same Drug At The Airport.
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By Alric Lindsay On November 12, 2024, George Ingle Ebanks, a Caymanian, pleaded guilty to the importation of a cannabinol derivative. Although no conviction was recorded against him in his sentencing today, November 18, 2024, he was ordered to...
By Alric Lindsay On November 14, 2024, Jonathon Hughes of Samson Law Associates noted his intention in Summary Court to make legal arguments for an abuse of process against the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. The issue...
By Alric Lindsay Lawyers for McKeeva Bush confirmed that on Tuesday, November 12, 2024, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) appeared before the Court of Appeal to overturn a decision by a lower court that previously...
By Alric Lindsay On October 18, 2024, Cayman Islands Urgent Care (trading as “Doctors Express”) argued that the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) breached an order from Justice Asif KC. This order required the DPP to provide a copy...
The Plot Thickens: Court Orders DPP To Disclose Basis For Not Prosecuting Dr John Lee & Others In The Unlawful Search Of Doctors Express
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By Alric Lindsay According to a Grand Court judgment dated August 5, 2024, handed down by the Honourable Justice Jalil Asif KC, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) was ordered to disclose advice given to the DPP by external...