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Johnson, Audrey v Massey, Owen and Jermaine Butler

Tort – Negligence – Personal Injury – Motor Vehicle Collision
Tort – Negligence – Breach of Duty of Care – Whether Claimant has proven that the 2nd Defendant Driver Caused Any Part of the Truck to Hit the Claimant.
Civil Practice and Procedure – Pleadings – Particulars of Claim – Rule 8.9A – Whether or not the Claimant’s Amended Particulars of Claim are Supported by the Evidence at Trial.

Idid Investment Company Ltd. v McGaw, Errol and Nancy McGaw

Civil Practice and Procedure – Application to Strike Out Counterclaim – Whether the Counterclaim filed against the Claimant should be struck out as disclosing no reasonable grounds for being brought -  Application for Appointment of Expert Witness – Whether Defendants’ proposed expert witness is able to give independent and unbiased assistance to the Court to resolve the issues in dispute - Civil Procedure Rules – Rule 32.4

Green, John v Desnoes and Geddes Ltd, trading as Red Stripe, Constable O'Shane Ellis and the Attorney General

Tort – Malicious Prosecution – Whether or not the 2nd Defendant had reasonable and probable to prosecute the Claimant for the offences charged.


False Imprisonment – Whether or not the 2nd Defendant lawfully arrested and detained the Claimant – Whether or not the length of time for which the Claimant was held before being considered for bail or before facing the Court was unreasonable.

Robinson, Kenya v Ashley, Her Honour Ms. Ashley

Judicial Review – Committal proceedings – Committal proceedings conducted by a single judge of the parish court sitting as an examining justice in a court of petty sessions – Accused person committed to stand trial in the circuit court for the offence of murder – Whether the decision of the examining justice is amenable to judicial review – Whether the statutory requirements for a committal on paper were complied with – Whether the impugned witness statement met the statutory requirements for admissibility – Whether the impugned witness statement purports to be signed by the maker and the r

Samuels-Bennett, Shanagaye v Adams, Maurene

Tort – Negligence – Motor Vehicle Collision – Liability for Collision – Whether or not the Defendant Was Negligent in her Operation of the Motor Vehicle and was Fully Liable for Colliding with the Claimant – Whether or not the Claimant Contributed to the Collision and the Extent of her Contribution.
Assessment of Damages – Quantum of General and Special Damages –  Fracture to Tibia with Permanent Partial Impairment – Loss of Earning Capacity.

Rowe, Lawrence v The Attorney General of Jamacia, Constable Clayton Bromfield

Tort – Malicious Prosecution – Whether or not the 2nd Defendant had reasonable and probable to prosecute the Claimant for the offences charged - False Imprisonment – Whether or not the 2nd Defendant lawfully arrested and detained the Defendant for the offences under the Town and Communities Act and the other offences – Whether the Claimant was entitled to resist an unlawful arrest - Assault – Whether the 2nd Defendant Assaulted the Claimant - Statute – Town & Communities Act, Sections 11 and 23 -  Constabulary Force Act, Sections 15, 30 a

Spectrum Systems Limited v The Industrial Disputes Tribunal

Administrative Law – Application for Leave to Apply for Judicial Review out of time – principles involved - Application for Leave to Apply for Judicial Review – whether Applicant has a good arguable case with a real prospect of success - Application for Leave to Apply for Judicial Review – Whether or not the failure to give reasons for their award is a valid ground for leave to be granted for judicial review of the decision of the IDT – Application for Leave to Apply for Judicial Review – Whether or not the IDT gave a clear reason for refusing to admit evid

Lewis, Nicole v Barbee-Wooten, Daphne1

Civil Practice and Procedure – Application to amend defence – Late stage amendment – Whether Amendment to defence permissible – Principles applicable to late stage amendment.

Civil Practice and Procedure – Commencement of action – Filing of claim form – Rule 8.1 – When is a claim commenced – Whether date for commencement of action can be extended under rule 3.2(5).

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