The Hon. Mr. Justice Bryan Sykes

Family law - Custody -  Sections 3, 4, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18 of Children (Guardianship and Custody) Act – Paramountcy of the welfare of the child - Factors o be taken into account.

Breach of contract – Whether company representing or permitting person to hold themselves out as agent of company - Accounting for money given to invest – Whether company can rely on payment to investor as proper accounting when company not accepting that money was paid on its behalf.

Civil procedure - Application for recusal - Whether judge disqualified by reason of adjudicating on prior matter involving litigant - Apparent bias.

Civil procedure − Application for leave to file defence out of time – Defendant failing to file defence with time set by rules – Defendant failing to file defence in time set by court order – Defendant in breach of court order.

Civil procedure – Rule 20.1 of the Civil Procedure Rules - Originating statement of case not served before amendment – Whether amended statement of case served after contractual limitation period – Whether Consumer Protection Act, 2005 applicable.

Costs – Identifying which party was successful – Apportionment of costs – Whether issue based or percentage is more appropriate

Copyright infringement – Damages – Measure of damages – Whether measure is cost of licence that ought to have been obtained – Factors that go into costs of licence - Whether additional damages should be awarded under section 32 (2) of the Copyright Act - Exploitation of the copyright – Costs – Basis of award of costs

Civil procedure − Application for summary judgment – Court contributing to delay – Absence of reasons for judgment  – Litigants contributing to delay  – Effect of previous judgment on documents to be interpreted in present case.

Civil procedure - Mortgagor alleging mortgagee breached duty when exercising power of sale – Whether permissible to plead that mortgageee was negligent – Whether tort of negligence applicable to claim – Whether permissible to claim damages for mental distress.

Contract - Breach of contract - Agency - Apparent authority - Ostensible authority