The Hon. Mr. Justice Bryan Sykes

Equitable mortgage, existence of - Whether legal mortgage paid in full

Attorney/client – Application by former client to remove attorney and firm from representing bank – Whether attorney can be prevented from acting against former client

COMPANY LAW  WHETHER AGREEMENT TO FUND LITIGATION CHAMPERTOUS – FIXED CHARGE AND FLOATING CHARGE – WHETHER ASSIGNMENT OF PROCEEDS OF SUMMARY JUDGMENT INVALID – WHETHER ASSIGNMENT OF PROCEEDS OUTSIDE OF CHARGE – WHETHER AGREEMENT TO ASSIGN PROCEEDS OF SUMMARY JUDGMENT OUTSIDE OF ORDINARY SCOPE OF BUSINESS

Family law - Custody -  Sections 3, 4, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18 of Children (Guardianship and Custody) Act – Paramountcy of the welfare of the child - Factors o be taken into account.

Breach of contract – Whether company representing or permitting person to hold themselves out as agent of company - Accounting for money given to invest – Whether company can rely on payment to investor as proper accounting when company not accepting that money was paid on its behalf.

Civil procedure - Application for recusal - Whether judge disqualified by reason of adjudicating on prior matter involving litigant - Apparent bias.

Civil procedure − Application for leave to file defence out of time – Defendant failing to file defence with time set by rules – Defendant failing to file defence in time set by court order – Defendant in breach of court order.

Civil procedure – Rule 20.1 of the Civil Procedure Rules - Originating statement of case not served before amendment – Whether amended statement of case served after contractual limitation period – Whether Consumer Protection Act, 2005 applicable.

Costs – Identifying which party was successful – Apportionment of costs – Whether issue based or percentage is more appropriate

Copyright infringement – Damages – Measure of damages – Whether measure is cost of licence that ought to have been obtained – Factors that go into costs of licence - Whether additional damages should be awarded under section 32 (2) of the Copyright Act - Exploitation of the copyright – Costs – Basis of award of costs