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A world-class judiciary utilizing innovation and technology for efficient service delivery.

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To provide sound, timely judgments and efficient court services in an environment where all stakeholders are valued.

2024

Levy, Rosemarie v Richard McLeoa and Winston Thompson

Assessment of Damages –– Personal Injury –– Motor vehicle accident –– Negligence –– Pain and suffering and loss of amenities –– Special damages –– Soft tissue injury to left waist –– Multiple abrasions to skin –– Whiplash injury of cervical spine –– Traction brachial plexopathy –– Chronic Lumbosacral strain – – Bilateral Knee Medial Bursitis –– Left Metatarsalgia –– 3% whole person impairment.

Gordon, Lucinda v Elizabeth Richards (Trading as Almond Lodge) Consolidated with Elizabeth Richards v Lucinda Gordon

Recovery of possession of land - Whether the registered proprietor is barred from seeking recovery of possession under sections 3 and 30 of the Limitation of Actions Act - Whether the registered proprietor’s rights and interest have been extinguished – Whether mesne profits are payable – Whether the lack of building approval should disentitle the defendant from a possessory title – Whether mesne profits are payable.

Evans, Nadiea v National Commercial Bank Limited

Claim for recovery of damages for false imprisonment and malicious prosecution
- Whether the defendant had imprisoned the claimant or whether the claimant was detained by the police - Whether the claimant was imprisoned in the absence of reasonable and probable cause - Whether the defendant
had prosecuted the claimant - Whether the claimant was prosecuted in the
absence of reasonable or probable cause - Whether the prosecution of the
claimant was actuated by malice.

Warren, Phyllis v The Administrator General for Jamaica

Limitation of Actions – Adverse possession – Land – Registered land – Tenancy-in-common – Co-owners hold interest in land as tenants-in-common – Extinction of title of registered co-owner – Whether the now deceased co-owner was dispossessed of his interest in the land prior to his death – Whether the estate of the now deceased co-owner was dispossessed of his interest in the land subsequent to his death – Whether the interest of the now deceased co-owner passed to his estate upon his death – Whether the claimant has proven that she has been in open and undisturbed possession of the land for

Tummings, Kimarla v Baker, Winston and Tennyson Foster

Civil procedure – Application to set aside default judgment pursuant to rule 13.3 of the Civil Procedure Rules – Application to extend the validity of the Ancillary Claim Form – Application to extend the validity of the Ancillary Particulars of Claim – Whether the Defendant has a real prospect of successfully defending the claim – Whether the Defendant has a good explanation – Delay – Risk of prejudice.

Thompson, John and Ena Thompson v Brown, Arnaldo and Beverley Swaby

Civil Practice and Procedure – Application to Set Aside Default Judgment – CPR
Rule 13.3 – Whether or not the Defendants have a Defence with a Real Prospect of Success
Evidence – Admissibility of Without Prejudice Correspondence – Whether or not
exception to general principle of inadmissibility of without prejudice documents
has been established – whether or not parties had arrived at an agreement to settle.

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