The Hon. Miss Justice Nicole Simmons

Allen, Catherine v Guardian Life Limited, Eric Hosin, Eckley Limited, Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago et al

Summary judgment - Civil Procedure Rules 2002, rule 15.2 (a)
Civil procedure and practice - Application to strike out statement of case - Abuse of process - Res judicata - Civil Procedure Rules 2002, rule 26.3
Costs - Interlocutory proceedings - Application for costs on an indemnity basis- Application for immediate taxation - Civil Procedure Rules 2002, rules 64.6, 64.12, 64.15 and 64.17 (1) and (3)

Robertson, George v Dowe, Sonia and Administrator General

Land law – Recovery of possession – Oral agreement for sale – Whether the deceased paid the purchase price – Statute of Frauds, section 4
Land Law – Whether deceased acquired possessory title – Registration of Titles Act, section 68 – Limitation of Actions Act, sections 3 and 30
Equity - Proprietary estoppel

Contract for sale of land – Part performance

Cameron, Kerrikay and Robinson, Bryan et al v Caribbean Airlines Limited

Civil procedure - Application for summary judgment – Civil Procedure Rules, 2002, rule 15.2
Civil procedure - Application to strike out claim – No reasonable ground for bringing the claim – Civil Procedure Rules, 2002, rule 26.3(1)
Air Law – Claimants removed from the aircraft - Whether the claim falls under the Montreal Convention – Montreal Convention, articles 1, 2,17 and 29

Virgo, Dale and ZV v Board of Management of Kensington Primary School, Minister of Education, Attorney General of Jamaica and Office of the Childrens Advocate

Constitutional law –– Freedom of expression – Freedom of religion – Equality
before the law – Right of every child to such measures of protection as are required
by virtue of the status of being a minor as part of the family – Right of a child to
publicly funded tuition in a public educational institution at the pre-primary and
primary levels – Equitable and humane treatment – Respect for and protection of
private and family life and privacy of the Home – Freedom from discrimination –

Williams, Wilton v Ajas Limited

Civil procedure - Application to strike out claim - No reasonable ground for bringing the claim – Civil Procedure Rules, 2002, rule 26.3(1)
Civil procedure - Application for summary judgment - Civil Procedure Rules, 2002, rule 15.2

Jebmed S.R.L v Capitalease S.P.A. Owners of M.V. Trading Fabrizia Consolidated with Elburg Ship Management, Enterprise Shipping Agency, Capitalease S.P.A and the Motor Ship Trading Fabrizia

Admiralty law - Application to be added as an interested party - Judicial sale of Maltese vessel on the application of the mortgagee – Vessel sold to the applicant free of encumbrances - Vessel subsequently arrested in Malta in respect of the same mortgage debt - Judicial sale in Jamaica not recognized by Maltese court – Mortgage debt paid by purchaser to secure vessel’s release - Rule 70.11 of the Civil Procedure Rules, 2002 - Admiralty law - Judicial sale – Distribution of the proceeds – Section 89 (2) of the Shipping Act and rule 70.13 (9) of the Civil Procedure Rules, 2002

Hamilton, Marilyn v United General Insurance Company

Civil procedure - Appeal against decision of the Registrar to issue an Order for seizure and sale – Civil Procedure Rules, 2002, part 62.
Civil procedure - Order for seizure and sale – whether a Default Costs Certificate may be enforced by that method, Civil Procedure Rules, 2002, rules 45.2, 64.2 (3).
Civil procedure - Order for seizure and sale - Time for issue - Civil Procedure Rules 65.12 (b).
Civil procedure - Whether an order for seizure and sale can be set aside after its execution

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