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Only on vLex can you access the largest collection of Caribbean case law available anywhere online, including the entire up-to-date CariLaw collection, accompanied by secondary materials from leading publishers.

The complete CariLaw collection

vLex’s award-winning legal research platform enables you to navigate extensive collections of Caribbean law in one location, including case law from 18 jurisdictions, authoritative books and journals, and news and legal commentary from world-leading publishers. In partnership with the University of the West Indies, vLex is also the home of the entire CariLaw collection, which has been combined with vLex’s own historic Caribbean collection to provide comprehensive coverage of Caribbean case law.

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Coverage information

Caribbean Community Courts

Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court
Caribbean Court of Justice

Anguilla

Court of Appeal
High Court
Privy Council

Antigua & Barbuda

Court of Appeal
High Court
Industrial Court
Privy Council
Federal Supreme Court

British Virgin Islands

Court of Appeal
High Court
Privy Council

Grenada

High Court
Court of Appeal
Privy Council

Montserrat

Court of Appeal
High Court
Privy Council
Federal Supreme Court

Turks and Caicos

Supreme Court
Court of Appeal
Federal Supreme Court

Bahamas

Supreme Court
Court of Appeal
Election Court
Industrial Court
Privy Council

Barbados

Court of Appeal
Divisional Court
High Court
Employment Rights Tribunal
Privy Council
Federal Supreme Court
Caribbean Court of Justice

The Cayman Islands

Court of Appeal
Grand Court
Privy Council
Federal Supreme Court

Guyana

Court of Appeal
High Court
Privy Council
Caribbean Court of Justice
Federal Supreme Court

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Court of Appeal
High Court
Privy Council

Saint Lucia

Court of Appeal
High Court
Privy Council

Belize

Supreme Court
Court of Appeal
High Court
Privy Council

Bermuda

Supreme Court
Court of Appeal
High Court
Privy Council

Dominica

Court of Appeal
High Court
Privy Council
Caribbean Court of Justice
Federal Supreme Court

Jamaica

Supreme Court
Court of Appeal
Revenue Court
Circuit Court
Industrial Dispute Tribunal
Privy Council

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Court of Appeal
High Court
Privy Council

Trinidad and Tobago

Court of Appeal
High Court
Industrial Relations Court
Privy Council
Caribbean Court of Justice
Federal Supreme Court
Tax Appeal Board
Equal Opportunity Tribunal

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