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McCollin, Meldon v Branch Development Limited (Trading as Iberostar Rosehall Beach Limited) and Employ Limited

Application to set aside default judgment – Civil Procedure Rules Rule 13.3 – Whether default judgment should be set aside – Civil Procedure Rules Rule 12.5, Rule 12.7, Rule 12.10(1)(b), Rule 16.2, Rule 18.2(4)(b), Rule 18.9 and Rule 18.11(4) – Whether there is an anomaly in Rule 12.5 and Rule 18.2(4)(b) of the Civil Procedure Rules in providing that default judgment on a counterclaim may be entered administratively, and in not providing that the permission of the court is required where the counterclaim is intrinsically connected to the claim.

Hare, Novelette v Heslop, Garfield and Jamaica Urban Transit Company Limited

Negligence – Motor vehicle accident while claimant being trained to drive employer’s bus – Employer’s Liability – Duty of care owed by an employer to an employee – Whether employer provided employee with a safe system of work – Whether employer should have trained an employee who had no driver’s licence and no prior experience in driving – Whether employer provided employee with adequate training – Whether driving instructor did all that he reasonably could do to assist the claimant to avoid the accident – Defence of contributory negligence and volenti non fit injuria – Whether claimant hee

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