Bennett, Vivian v The Gleaner Company Limited, The Star Newspaper and Grandison, Garfield

Defamation Claim - Libel - Application to be tried by Jury - Whether the application is made out of time - Whether the Claimant has a right to trial by jury - Whether the matter falls within the exercise of the judge’s discretion (Defamation Act (1963), S.9; Judicature Supreme Court Act S.45; Rules 26.1; 27.9; 69.4.