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UPDATE: 2026 Jury Lists Now Published
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PRESS STATEMENT - Office of the Chief Justice
5 May 2026 The Office of the Chief Justice has been made aware of fraudulent me
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Bahamian Criminal Bench Book
Please click the following link to view the Bahamian Criminal Bench Book.
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New Providence Jury List 2026
To view the New Providence Jury List for 2026, click here.
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Grand Bahama Jury List 2026
To view the Grand Bahama Jury List for 2026, click here.
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New Judgements
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July 20, 2026BETWEEN Gateway Ascendancy Limited AND R & R Holdings Ltd.- 2023/CLE/gen/00781
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July 17, 2026BETWEEN M (in her personal capacity and in her capacity as Guardian/mother of the minors) AND Deidre Cooper (in her capacity as Principal of Xavier's Lower School), Lambert Longley and The Catholic Board of Education - 2025/PUB/jrv/00028
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July 17, 2026BETWEEN Basil Damianos AND De'Wayne Richardson (in his capacity as Supreme Grand Master of Modern Free and Accepted Masons of the World, Inc Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite Freemasonry) - 2021/CLE/gen/00490
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July 17, 2026IN THE MATTER of the A Settlement ("the Trust") established 17 August 2000
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July 16, 2026BETWEEN Salvado Moreno Gross AND Credit Suisse Trust Limited (as Trustee of the El Porvenir Trust, Berta Bonilla, Ana Maria Gross de Garcia, Salvador Gross Mendoza, Francisco Rene Ramos and Ana Gabriela Gross Galvan – 00718 of 2022
Latest News
From the Judiciary
The 2026 Jury List for New Providence and Grand Bahama is now…
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CHIEF JUSTICE SIR IAN WINDER TO ATTEND THE 24TH COMMONWEALTH LAW CONFERENCE…
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The Judicial and Legal Service Commission invites applications from suitably qualified persons…
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THE PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that the Supreme Court (Criminal Case Management)…
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The 2025 Jury List for New Providence and Grand Bahama is now…
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The Court Services Act 2023 (the Act) has officially come into effect…
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Welcome From The Chief Justice
Welcome to the website of the Supreme Court of The Commonwealth of The Bahamas. The purpose…
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Annual report
New Rules / Practice directions
- Supreme Court (Fees) Rules, 2025
- Practice Direction No. 3 of 2025
- Practice Direction No. 1 of 2025 - Undefended Matrimonial Causes
- Practice Direction No. 2 of 2025 - Physical Site Visits In Quieting Titles Act Proceedings
- Matrimonial Causes (Amendment) Rules, 2025