Meadows, Dennis and Blaine, Betty Ann et al v Attorney General of Jamaica and The Jamaica Public Service Company Limited. et al
Statutory interpretation – Section 3 of the electric lighting act – Whether the minister is permitted to grant licence to one person to supply electricity for the whole island.
McCoy, Arthur and McCoy, Marcia v Glispie, Fitzroy
Trespass – Extinction of right to recover possession of registered land – Sections 3, 4 and 30 of limitation of actions act – Section 68 of the registration of titles act – Rule 10 of the civil procedure rules.
Cable & Wireless Jamaica Limited v The Honourable Prime Minister Bruce Golding, Minister with responsibility for information, telecommunications and special projects & The Fair Trading Commission
Application for leave to apply for judicial review - Whether test for judicial review met - Sections 11 (1) (a), (b), 17 (2), (3) of The Telecommunications Act - Sections 17, 19, 20, 21, 35, 46, 47 of The Fair Competition Act.
Johnson, Royston v Cole-Johnson, Andrea
Property (rights odf spouses) act - Division of property - whether house was wholly owned by one or both spouses - meaning of wholly owned
Ken, David and Koonce, Jack et al
FIDUCIARY DUTY – BREACH OF FIDUCIARY DUTY - MISFEASANCE IN PUBLIC OFFICE – CONSPIRACY TO INJURE - CAUSATION
Gordon, Berrington v Commissioner of Police
Application for judicial review – Rehearing by decision maker of previous decision – Breach of duty of fairness – What fairness demands when there is a rehearing - Legitimate expectation – Whether damages can be awarded for unlawful administrative action.
Giguere, Martin v Government of the United States of America and Commissioner of Correctional Services
Extradition – proceedings before magistrate – Duty of magistrate – Test for committal – Whether magistrate obliged to conduct meaningful judicial proceedings – Need for proceedings to be conducted fairly – Whether arrest in good faith - Extradition – Delay in making request – Meaning of unjust or oppressive – Habeas corpus application – Review of order for committal – Role of the reviewing court – Whether to discharge from custody.
Arc Systems Limited v Cajarox Investments Limited etal
Whether agreement made - What were terms of agreements - Whether there was gurantee of debt or joint primary liability - Whether agreement within section 4 of the Statute Of Frauds
Gayle, Lloyd and Gayle, Cedric v Gayle, Sylvia (as the Executrix of the Estate of Clifford Gayle, deceased)
Interpretation of will - Whether wife had life interest - Whether subsequent devise void for repugnancy - Section 23 of the Wills Act.
Walker, Danville v The Contractor General
Judicial review - Renewal of application - Test for leave to apply for judicial review - Delay in applying for judicial review - Whether remedy would be granted even if application for leave to apply judicial review granted - Whether criminal process provides adequate means of redress - Whether applicant should be granted if criminal process provides adequate remedy - Contractor General Act - Sections 4, 15, 18, 29 of the Act - Parts 26, 56 and 73 of Civil Procedure Rules - Whether application in time - Whether court has power to extend time to renew application.