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Whenever possible, the court list will be updated by 4 pm each Friday, providing details of listings for the following week.

The Criminal Procedure Rules prevent the court from providing details of criminal cases for a period of time longer than seven days and you may need to check back regularly for full details of criminal cases. The Courts and Tribunals Service endeavours to provide lists which are free of errors but gives no warranty as to their accuracy.

Changes to the list may be made at short notice at the discretion of the Court. Where amendments to listings take place after the list has been published, the Courts and Tribunals Service will endeavour to ensure these amendments are made available to the public as soon as practicable.

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Date & Time	Court	Applicant/Plaintiff	Respondent/Defendant	Description
10:00 Monday 15 July	Magistrate's	Rex	Wayden WEBSTER & Joshua VAN DER POLL	MC/CRIM/02/24 Sentencing
14:00 Tuesday 16 July	Coroner		Re: Aspyn Dottie HERCULES	COR/04/23 Pre-Inquest Review
09:00 Wednesday 17 July	Summary	Mock Court	Jerry Gentoo	JUSTICE OF THE PEACE RECRUITMENT OPEN DAY Mock Court - Sentencing
13:30 Wednesday 17 July	Summary	Christopher LEE		SUM/LIC/41/24 Application for Part V Licence for Maria Motel
10:00 Thursday 18 July	Magistrate's	Talent MUZAMBI	Falkland Islands Development Corporation	MC/CIV/05/24 Pre Trial Review
14:00 Thursday 18 July	Magistrate's	Rex	Coban ERIKSEN	MC/CRIM/03/24 Case Management Hearing
10:00 Friday 19 July	Supreme	Rosie Tagum BIAG	Danilo B. BIAG	SC/CIV/06/24 Pronouncement of Decree Nisi
10:00 Friday 19 July	Supreme	David Anthony ROBERTS	Leona Lucila VIDAL-ROBERTS	SC/CIV/04/24 Pronouncement of Decree Nisi

Weekly Summary

Weeks commencing: 8 July 2024

There were no criminal matters listed before the Summary Court this week.

Notices

Probate

SUPREME COURT OF THE FALKLAND ISLANDS

Notice under the Administration of Estates Ordinance 1949

TAKE NOTICE THAT Christopher Ian Sim of Deano’s Bar, 40 John Street, Stanley, Falkland Islands, died on the 4th day of September, 2023.

WHEREAS Gaylene Jane Leo as lawful attorney for Thelma June Sim has applied for Letters of Administration to administer the estate of the said deceased in the Falkland Islands.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 4 of the Administration of Estates Ordinance to all persons resident in the Falkland Islands who may have prior claim to such grant that the prayer of the Petitioner will be granted provided no caveat be entered in the Supreme Court within 21 days of the publication hereof.

Aisha de Four

Registrar

Supreme Court

19th June 2024

Ref: PRO/14/24

Licensing

Notice is hereby given that the following applications have been received by the Clerk of the Summary Court and shall be dealt with by the Clerk without a hearing unless any person wishing to object notifies the court by 16:30 Monday 15th July 2024:

Reference: SUM/LIC/44/24

Applicant: Theodore Hartman
Application: Extension of Permitted Hours on Saturday 20 July 2024 from 11.30pm to 12.30am (Sun 21 July) for Birthday Party
Premises: Stanley Arms

JP: More Information & Applications

More information about serving as a Justice of the Peace and having an employee who is a Justice of the Peace is available below.

Guide for Employers

Serving as a JP

JP Recruitment: Candidate Information

Justice of the Peace: Application Form

If you have further queries, please feel free to contact us on enquiries@courts.gov.fk

The Judiciary of the Falkland Islands

The Courts of the Falkland Islands

The Summary Court is a court of summary jurisdiction.

Judges: Justices of the Peace, advised by Legal Adviser, addressed as 'Your Worship' or 'Sir/Madam'.

Criminal proceedings: summary offences, maximum sentencing powers are 6 months imprisonment and/or £5,000 fine

Family Proceedings: applications relating to children except any application or order involving the administration or application of any property belonging to or held in trust for a child, or the income of any such property.

Civil claims: jurisdiction to deal with civil matters commenced by complaint.

Other proceedings:

Employment
Licensing

The Magistrate's Court is a court of summary jurisdiction with some appellate jursidiction.

Judge: Senior Magistrate, addressed as 'Your Honour'.

Criminal proceedings: summary offences, maximum sentencing powers are any period of imprisonment and/or a fine of any amount.

Family proceedings: jusridiction to deal with all matters except divorce/dissolution/judical separation/annulment.

Civil claims: actions up to the value of £50,000

Appellate jurisdiction:

Building Control Ordinance 1994
Children Ordinance 2014
Communications Ordinance 2017
Dangerous Goods Ordinance 1987
Electoral Ordinance 1988
Firearms and Ammunition Ordinance 1987
Licensing Ordinance 1994
Prohibited Goods Ordinance 1992
Road Traffic (Provisional) Regulations Order 1986

The Supreme Court is a court of unlimited jurisdiction and is a court of record.

Judges: Chief Justice or Acting Judge, addressed as 'My Lord/My Lady'.

Criminal proceedings: The Supreme Court has two jurisdictions in criminal proceedings;

1) Court of First Instance for indictment offences. The Judge may sit alone or with a Jury. Sentencing powers are unlimited.

2) Appeallate jurisdiciton from the Summary Court or the Magistrate's Court. Appeals are on the papers, not a re-hearing.

Family proceedings: The Supreme Court has two jursidictions in family proceedings;

1) Court of First Instance for divorce/dissolution/judicial separation/annulment also for matters which require the use of the court's inherent jurisdiciton (e.g. Wardship).

2) Appellate jurisdiction from the Summary Court or the Magistrate's Court.

Civil proceedings:

Claims over £50,000
Probate
Judicial Review
Constitutional References
Admiralty
Bankruptcy
Court of Protection

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council is the highest appeal court for the Falkland Islands. It sits in the Supreme Court in London and is usually presided over by Justices of The Supreme Court.

For more information click here

The Coroner's Court is a court of inquiry into deaths.

Judge: His Majesty's Coroner

The purpose of the Coroner's Court is to enquire into sudden, unexpected or violent deaths.

There is no appeal from the Coroner's Court but it may be possible for the Supreme Court to review decisions of HM Coroner.