Caribbean Court of Justice 263d ago

On 27 May 2025, Mr. Mike Daniel Bhagwansingh, who represents himself, applied for special leave pursuant to article 222 of the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas (“the RTC”) to commence proceedings against his own state, Trinidad and Tobago (“T&T”). His primary argument is that the statutory requirement under section 16 (3) of T&T’s Financial Institutions Act (“FIA”) to obtain a licence issued by the Central Bank to carry on banking business in T&T amounts to a discriminatory restriction which contravenes his right to provide financial and banking services under the RTC. To succeed at the special leave hearing, and with reference to the requirements under art. 222 of the RTC, Mr. Bhagwansingh must show that he has an arguable case.