The role of the Privy Council is purely appellate, and the court will not rule on points of law which had not been raised in the court from which the appeal lay.
Citations:
[1970] AC 1124
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Kemper Reinsurance Company v The Minister of Finance and others PC 5-May-1998
(Bermuda) An appeal Court did have jurisdiction to hear an appeal against the discharge of leave to apply for certiorari order, since this was outside scope of the rule in Lane v Esdaille.
Lord Hoffmann said: ‘Nevertheless, the limited nature . .
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Constitutional
Updated: 06 May 2022; Ref: scu.182906
