🏛️ Ben Tonner KC appointed as acting Grand Court judge

Ben Tonner KC, a name partner and leading litigator at McGrath Tonner, has been appointed as an acting judge of the Grand Court. He will serve from 5 August to 30 August during the newly introduced Long Vacation between the summer sitting and the winter sitting. The appointment was made by Governor Jane Owen on the advice of the Judicial and Legal Services Commission. Tonner brings over 17 years of litigation experience spanning both criminal and civil cases to the role.👨‍⚖️

Tonner has frequently appeared as leading counsel in the Grand Court and the Court of Appeal of the Cayman Islands. He has also appeared before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, the highest court of civil and criminal appeal for many of the jurisdictions in the Commonwealth. He was called to the Cayman Islands Bar in 2005 and to the Inner Bar of the Cayman Islands in 2017. Tonner is the current Chairman of the Human Rights Commission and holds memberships on the Expungement Board, the Criminal Justice Law Reform Committee, the Legal Practitioners Association, and the Anti-Corruption Commission.🏛️

Chief Justice Margaret Ramsay-Hale praised Tonner's appointment to the Grand Court, noting that he is a highly experienced practitioner and the first criminal lawyer at the Cayman Bar to be appointed King’s Counsel. She added that the Bench recruits from the best at the Bar, indicating Tonner's high standing in the legal community.🎖️