Case Management in Election Injunction Appeal Set for Monday

Jeremy Enriquez and his attorney, Senior Counsel Anand Ramlogan, are appealing the High Court’s decision to dismiss their election injunction application. The case management for this appeal is scheduled for Monday. But will one week be enough for the Court of Appeal to hear and decide on the matter? We asked Attorney General Sylvestre for his thoughts.

 

Anthony Sylvestre, Attorney General

“I just got a WhatsApp message that there is a case management hearing on the third. I think that is Monday. Usually what takes place is in a case management conference before the Court of Appeal, the court makes a determination as it relates to whether all the documents before the High Court, whether those are ready to be prepared and bundled into what is referred to as a Record of Appeal. The Court also gives the party the opportunity to make applications. They have made an application for expedited hearing. The government will be given an opportunity to make any application deems that is necessary. I have not gotten an opportunity to view the application that was made, but there is the ability and the right of the government to make its counter application to the court as to whether the court can even hear or have jurisdiction to hear this application for an expedited hearing. I say that because ordinarily the rules require before they hear an appeal the Record of Appeal being completed, the matter being set down. So I imagine the appellant in this matter would be asking the court to expedite these processes and abridge the time for doing all of that. So we will see.”

 

Paul Lopez

“So there is the possibility there is enough time for it to be heard?”

Anthony Sylvestre

“I am not sure, the third, I am not quite sure. But I am sure the court will deal with it in an impartial and fair way.”