Abrams v The Members of The Governing Body of Anglican Schools in British Guiana and Others

JurisdictionGuyana
CourtSupreme Court (British Guiana)
Year1960
Date1960

Get this document and AI-powered insights with a free trial of vLex and Vincent AI

Get Started for Free

Unlock full access with a free 7-day trial

Transform your legal research with vLex

  • Complete access to the largest collection of common law case law on one platform

  • Generate AI case summaries that instantly highlight key legal issues

  • Advanced search capabilities with precise filtering and sorting options

  • Comprehensive legal content with documents across 100+ jurisdictions

  • Trusted by 2 million professionals including top global firms

  • Access AI-Powered Research with Vincent AI: Natural language queries with verified citations

vLex

Unlock full access with a free 7-day trial

Transform your legal research with vLex

  • Complete access to the largest collection of common law case law on one platform

  • Generate AI case summaries that instantly highlight key legal issues

  • Advanced search capabilities with precise filtering and sorting options

  • Comprehensive legal content with documents across 100+ jurisdictions

  • Trusted by 2 million professionals including top global firms

  • Access AI-Powered Research with Vincent AI: Natural language queries with verified citations

vLex

Unlock full access with a free 7-day trial

Transform your legal research with vLex

  • Complete access to the largest collection of common law case law on one platform

  • Generate AI case summaries that instantly highlight key legal issues

  • Advanced search capabilities with precise filtering and sorting options

  • Comprehensive legal content with documents across 100+ jurisdictions

  • Trusted by 2 million professionals including top global firms

  • Access AI-Powered Research with Vincent AI: Natural language queries with verified citations

vLex

Unlock full access with a free 7-day trial

Transform your legal research with vLex

  • Complete access to the largest collection of common law case law on one platform

  • Generate AI case summaries that instantly highlight key legal issues

  • Advanced search capabilities with precise filtering and sorting options

  • Comprehensive legal content with documents across 100+ jurisdictions

  • Trusted by 2 million professionals including top global firms

  • Access AI-Powered Research with Vincent AI: Natural language queries with verified citations

vLex

Unlock full access with a free 7-day trial

Transform your legal research with vLex

  • Complete access to the largest collection of common law case law on one platform

  • Generate AI case summaries that instantly highlight key legal issues

  • Advanced search capabilities with precise filtering and sorting options

  • Comprehensive legal content with documents across 100+ jurisdictions

  • Trusted by 2 million professionals including top global firms

  • Access AI-Powered Research with Vincent AI: Natural language queries with verified citations

vLex

Unlock full access with a free 7-day trial

Transform your legal research with vLex

  • Complete access to the largest collection of common law case law on one platform

  • Generate AI case summaries that instantly highlight key legal issues

  • Advanced search capabilities with precise filtering and sorting options

  • Comprehensive legal content with documents across 100+ jurisdictions

  • Trusted by 2 million professionals including top global firms

  • Access AI-Powered Research with Vincent AI: Natural language queries with verified citations

vLex
8 cases
  • Re Gerriah Sarran
    • Guyana
    • High Court (Guyana)
    • 31 August 1971
    ...as such was not an entity that could have been sued. In support of his contention he referred to Abrams v. The Members of the Government Body of Anglican Schools in British Guiana (1960) L.R.B.G. 78; (1960) 2 W.I.R. 187. Counsel for the Permanent Secretary, also contended that Certiorari w......
  • Re Sarran, Gerriah
    • Guyana
    • High Court (Guyana)
    • 31 August 1971
    ...as such was not an entity that could have been sued. In support of his contention he referred to Abrams v. The Members of the Government Body of Anglican Schools in British Guiana (1960) L.R.B.G. 78; (1960) 2 W.I.R. 187. Counsel for the Permanent Secretary, also contended that Certiorari w......
  • Harry v Thom
    • Guyana
    • High Court (Guyana)
    • Invalid date
  • Bata Shoe Company Guyana, Ltd et Al v Commissioner of Inland Revenue and Attorney General Diamond Liquors Ltd et Al v The Commissioner of Inland Revenue and Attorney General
    • Guyana
    • High Court (Guyana)
    • 15 January 1975
    ...acts may be the subject of an action against him in his personal but not in his official capacity. See Abrams v. The members of the Governing Body of Anglican Schools in British Guiana (1960) 2 W.I.R. 187, Inland Revenue Commissioner et al v. Lilleyman et al (1964) L.R.B.G. 221, Hunte v. Ev......
  • Get Started for Free
1 books & journal articles
  • State proceedings in the Commonwealth Caribbean
    • Barbados
    • Caribbean Law Review No. 7-2, December 1997
    • 1 December 1997
    ...in their 32 See also Viscount Canterbury v. AG. (1842) 1 Ph. 306; Abrams v. The Governing Body of Anglican Schools and others (1960) 2 W.I.R. 187 (S. C.,-B.G.);and Ha rryv. Thorn (1967) 10 W.I.R. 348 (Full Ct.-Guyaiia), reversing Harry v. Thorn (1966) 9 W.I.R. 470. 33 See Viscount Canterbur......