Rees v Crane

Subject Matter

CONSTITUTION — Trinidad and Tobago — Constitution — Judge's removal from office — Allegation of inability to perform functions of office — Chief Justice's decision that judge should not preside in court — Judicial and Legal Service Commission confirming decision — Whether decisions ultra vires — Commission representing to President that question of judge's removal ought to be investigated — Whether judge entitled to be informed of complaints and given opportunity to reply before representation made — Whether decisions of Chief Justice and commission vitiated by bias — Constitution of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Act 1976, Sch, ss 4(b), 137

[1994] 2 AC 173; [1994] 2 WLR 476; [1994] 1 All ER 833, PC