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The Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation v Folkes, Ian and Folkes, Collette et al

Planning law - Town and Country Planning Act S. 23B - Injunctive relief - Building Act - Considerations for grant of relief under S. 23B - Whether alternative remedies under Act or any other act must be exhausted - Procedural law - Whether fixed date claim for inappropriate - Whether substantial dispute as to fact where appeal to minister proceeding with one planning decision - Whether court should proceed with merits of case filed prior to determination of appeal.

 

University of Technology Jamaica v The Industrial Disputes Tribunal and the University and Allied Workers Union

Labour Relations and Industrial Disputes Act - Unjustifiable dismissal - Duties and powers of the IDT - Application for certiorari - Whether IDT to enquire into the reason for the dismissal or the dismissal itself - Whether IDT fell into error of law - Relationship between employer's internal disciplinary procedures and the IDT.

Tyndall, Hon. Shirley and Hylton, Patrick et al v Carey, Hon. Justice Boyd and Ross, Charles et al

Application for leave for judicial review - Orders of prohibition and certiorari - Commission of enquiry - Whether applicants have sufficient interest - Threshold test - Allegations of bias and procedural unfairness - Whether leave to operate as stay of proceedings - Nature of stay under Jamaican Civil Procedure Rules.

Saint Catherine Cricket Club and Melbourne Cricket Club v Jamaica Cricket Association Limited

Members of Jamaica Cricket Assocition - Company limited by guarantee - Interpretation of rule as to eligibility of player and sanctions provided for - Rule containing words 'shall' and  'may' and 'and/or' - Whether certain sanction mandatory or discretionary - Whether other participants in competition have right to be in relation to sanction to be applied to competing member club/association.

Rose, Bentley v City of Kingston Co-operative Credit Union Limited

Striking out applciation under Rule 26.3(1) b and (c) CPR. - Co-opertaive Societies Act - Ouster clause - What is abuse of process - Whether issue estoppell aprlies to proceedings before decision - Maker other than Court - Absolute privilege - Whether applies - Whether no reasonable grounds disclosed in statement of case for bringing claim - Cause of action - Malicious falsehood - Matters that must be alleged - Whether words complained of specifically pleaded.

Cable & Wireless Ja Ltd (Trade as Lime), Oceanic Digital Jamaica Limited (Trading as Claro) v Digicel (Jamaica) Ltd.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE OF JAMAICA

CLAIM NO. 2009lHCV 00036

BETWEEN CABLE AND WIRELESS JAMAICA lSCt LAIMANT

LTD. (trading as Lime)

AND OCEANIC DIGITAL JAMAICA 2ND CLAIMANT

LIMITED (trading as Claro)

AND DIGICEL (JAMAICA) LTD. DEFENDANT

Mr. Gordon Robinson and Ms. Avrine Bernard instructed by Brady & Co. for the

2nd Claimant.

Mr. Paul Beswick, instructed by Ballantyne, Beswick & Co. for Defendant.

Brown, Adolph v. West Indies Alliance Insurance Company Limited

SUMMARY JUDGMENT APPLICATION UNDER PART 15 OF THE

C.P.R. - TIME BAR PROVISION IN INSURANCE POLICY - WHETHER

INSURER ENTITLED TO RELY ON CLAUSE - WHETHER CLAUSE

VOID AS BEING CONTRARY TO PUBLIC POLICY - WHETHER

APPLICATION NOTICE SUFFICIENTLY IDENTIFIED ISSUESRELIANCE

ON WITHOUT PREJUDICE CORRESPONDENCE -

WHETHER CLAIMANT HAS NO REAL PROSPECT OF SUCCEEDING

ON THE CLAIM

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