(Updated) Supreme Court Criminal & Gun Court Division Court List for the week of May 18th, 2026
Chagod Tours Jamaica Limited (Formerly Shago Tours Jamaica Ltd.) v National Commercial Bank Jamaica Limited
Civil Procedure - Whether to strike out the claimant’s statement of case as an abuse of process of the court - Distinction between test for interim injunction and test for summary judgment - Whether a statement of case is an abuse of process given judicial determination that there is no serious issue to be tried - Whether to grant summary judgment in favour of the defendant - Banker / Customer relationship - The contract / tort overlap in commercial contracts - CPR 26. 1(3) (c) and CPR 15.
New Era Developments Limited and Leo Taddeo et al v New Era Properties Limited and Denedetto Persichilli
Civil Practice & Procedure – Application for interim injunction – Requirements for the grant of an interim injunction – American Cyanamid Co. v Ethicon Ltd. – Whether there is a serious issue to be tried – Whether damages is an adequate remedy – Balance of convenience – The Restrictive Covenants (Discharge and Modification) Act, S. 4 – Whether stay of proceedings is appropriate given the fact that the Defendants have applied to remedy the breach.
Causwell SNR., Michael and Michael Causwell JNR v Clacken, Dwight and LMH Publishing Limited
Civil Procedure and Practice – Defamation – Whether the publication contained defamatory material against the Claimant – Defence of justification – Defence of fair comment – Defence of qualified privilege – Assessment of damages – General damages – Aggravated damages – Exemplary damages – The Defamation Act 2013.
Taylor, Theophilus v Valentine, Dahlia
Civil Practice & Procedure - Negligence – Motor vehicle accident – Personal injury – Whether the Claimant was contributory negligent – Apportionment of liability – Assessment of damages.