of appeal to the CCJ in place of the previous right of appeal to the JCPC, should apply to pending proceedings except in the circumstances spelt out in the provisions themselves. Similar to the JCPC, and based on the provisions which allow for special leave to appeal to the CCJ directly as of right in certain limited instances, the Court established that it will grant special leave to appeal if there is an egregious error of law, a substantial miscarriage of justice or real risk that a serious miscarriage of justice will result if the appeal is not fully and finally ventilated before the Court. Sir Henry de B. Forde Q.C., Mr. Hal Gollop and Mr. C. Anthony Audain for the Applicant. Mr. Clement E. Lashley Q.C., Mr. David J.H. Thompson, Ms. Onika E. Stewart and Ms. Shaunita Jordan for the Respondents. Right of registered or incorporated companies to approach the Court directly Trinidad Cement Limited and TCL Guyana Incorporated v Republic of Guyana [2009] CCJ 1 (OJ): The Court held that for a company to fall within the meaning of the phrase "persons, natural or juridical, of a Contracting Party" of Article 222 of the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas (RTC) and thus have locus standi, it is sufficient for such a company to be incorporated or registered in a Contracting Party to the Agreement establishing the CCJ. This judgement was made following the decision of the Court to adjourn the application for special leave made by Trinidad Cement Limited and TCL Guyana Incorporated in Trinidad Cement Limited and TCL Guyana Incorporated v Republic of Guyana [2008] CCJ 1 (OJ) to allow the Community and the Member States parties to the RTC the opportunity to make written legal submissions on the issues before making a determination on the application for special leave. This was the first matter to appear before the CCJ in its original jurisdiction. Dr C Denbow SC for the Applicants. Mr D Singh SC for the Respondent. State liability Trinidad Cement Limited and TCL Guyana Incorporated v Republic of Guyana [2009] CCJ 5 (OJ); 75 WIR 327: The Court accepted the principle that a State may incur non-contractual liability for damages for breach of the Revised Treaty. The Court held that the new single Market based on the rule of law implies the remedy of compensation where rights which enure to individuals and private entities under the