Judicial Reviews in 'Catch 22' via BEC plant ruling

Thu, Sep 16th 2010, 11:00 PM

By NEIL HARTNELL

Tribune Business Editor

The Supreme Court's ruling on the litigation brought against the Bahamas Electricity Corporation's (BEC) $105 million Wilson City power plant has left Bahamians seeking to bring Judicial Review proceedings against government actions in a "damned if you do, damned if you don't" and "Catch 22" position, a leading attorney told Tribune Business yesterday.

Fred Smith QC, the Callenders & Co partner who represented Responsible Development for Abaco (RDA) in the action against BEC and the Government, said the case turned on Justice Hartman Longley's finding that his clients should have brought their case within six months ...

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