Commissions of Inquiry

Representation of the Commission of Inquiry into Historic Land Losses in Bermuda in the Supreme Court of Bermuda. This first in a series of four separate but related cases before the Supreme Court involved the test for leave in an application for judicial review challenging decisions made by the Commission of Inquiry, interpretation of the terms of reference issued to the Commission by the Premier of Bermuda; interpretation by the Commission of its own procedural rules for the conduct of the inquiry and holding portions of the inquiry in camera. Whether on an application for judicial review, the Commission could be ordered to call specific witnesses and disclose documents.