{"id":91278,"date":"2019-12-23T01:11:26","date_gmt":"2019-12-23T05:11:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=91278"},"modified":"2019-12-23T01:11:26","modified_gmt":"2019-12-23T05:11:26","slug":"appeals-court-rules-in-favour-of-govt-in-halcyon-compulsory-acquisition-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/appeals-court-rules-in-favour-of-govt-in-halcyon-compulsory-acquisition-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Appeals Court Rules In Favour Of Gov’t In Halcyon Compulsory Acquisition Case"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Halcyon Cove has lost its bid to prevent the Government of Antigua & Barbuda from compulsorily acquiring the property.<\/p>

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The company appealed a 2016 High Court ruling which found that the government could acquire 12 acres of the property in the public interest.<\/p>\n

Cove appealed on the ground of legitimate expectation, arguing in court that a promise had been made by the minister of tourism that no steps would be taken to acquire the
\nProperty compulsorily while negotiations were ongoing.<\/p>

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But the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court found that \u00a0there was no legitimate expectation (based on a promise) and that the appeal fails on this issue.<\/p>

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The ECSC also held that on the facts of this case, there is no suggestion that the
\nacquisition is a sham or is motivated by a political agenda. The court held that the
\nacquisition was in furtherance of the Government\u2019s tourism policy and that policy was not disputed.<\/p>\n

The Government sought to acquire the property in 2014 after complaining of the state of its up keep. Since then Cove has been challenging the decision in court.<\/p>

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Earlier in the year, the government said Cove would be working with the Sunwing group to help develop the property into a four star resort.<\/p>\n

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