Sir Anthony Smellie sits with Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Pictured: Celia Cave, Sir Anthony Smellie and Vicky Fox
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) has welcomed Sir Anthony Smellie to London to take part in a week of hearing cases at the JCPC.
Sir Anthony is the retired chief justice of the Cayman Islands, and currently sits on the Cayman Islands Court of Appeal. He was appointed to the Privy Council by HM The King in February 2025.
Sir Anthony said: “There has previously been a long tradition of judges from the Commonwealth, and in particular from the Caribbean, who were appointed to serve on the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC). Among them, and of blessed memory, were Sir Hugh Wooding, the Rt Hon Telford Georges and Sir Edward Zacca. Thanks to the initiative of Lord Reed, arrangements have again been made for judges from those Commonwealth countries who still rely upon the JCPC as their final appellate court, to serve as judges of the JCPC.
“These are the arrangements under which Dame Janice Perriera and I have been appointed to serve. I am honoured and very pleased to be able to do so and hopefully to continue the tradition of participation by which judges from the Commonwealth are able to contribute to the development of the common law and the administration of justice at this, the highest judicial level, deliberating with colleagues who are among the most capable and respected judges of the world.”



