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Panton urges new KCs to help end Jamaica’s reliance on Privy Council

Oct 14, 2026 · The Gleaner

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Former president of the Court of Appeal Justice (Ret’d) Seymour Panton has challenged Jamaica’s newly appointed King’s Counsel to use their influence to advance the country’s long-running effort to replace the United Kingdom-based Privy Council with the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as its final appellate court.

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