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Fair Trading Commission v Supreme Ventueres Limited and Supreme Ventures Gaming Limited

Civil Procedure - Application to strike out claim – Application to stay proceedings
– CPR Rule 26.1(2) – CPR Rule 26.3(1) – Fair Competition Act - Whether fact that 1st Defendant is unlicensed is fatal to the claim - Whether Defendants interrelated
parties within the meaning of the Act - Appeal in other proceedings challenging
report - Whether report integral to claim - Whether claim should be stayed pending appeal.

National Rums of Jamaica Limited v Registrar of Industrial Property, Shantal English (Hearing Officer), Spirits Pool Association Limited and J. Wray & Nephew Limited

Civil Practice - Rule 19.3 of the Civil Procedure Rules – The Protection of
Geographical Indications Act – Appeal against a decision of the Registrar -
Application to be removed as 4th Defendant – Whether an Interested Party in
proceedings before the Register should be a Defendant on appeal.

Re Financial Services Commission and The Pension Superannuation Funds and Retirement Scheme Act

Pensions - The Pensions (Superannuation Funds and Retirement Schemes) Act, 2006 – Section 27(2)(b) – Section 27(4) – Whether requirement of 90 days’ notice of an intention to wind up is mandatory – Whether failure to give 90 days’ notice renders notification void – Whether regulator’s jurisdiction to give approval affected – Whether notice may be varied or time within which to consider extended – Whether declaration should have a prospective effect.

Levy, John and Wilkinson, Courtney v Chambers, Gerald and Gordon Shirley et al

Injunction - Application for interim injunctive relief – Application to strike out or stay claim and for disclosure – Whether consent judgment entered in St. Lucia dispositive of claim – Whether Defendants to be restrained from treating with company assets - Whether valuation done in St Lucia fair - Whether misrepresentation or fraud - Whether failure to answer valuer’s requisitions ground for complaint - Whether issues more appropriately litigated in St Lucia.

Stewart, Adam v Stewart Robert, Dmitri Smith, Elizabeth Desnoes, Laurence McDonald and Gorstew Limited

Interlocutory injunction - Estate Gordon 'Butch' Stewart - Testator devised company shares and assets giving detailed instructions to executors - Directors meeting called - Whether a director and beneficiary has locus standi to prevent the directors meeting - Section 213A Companies Act - Whether anticipated oppressive act can be restrained. 

Fair Trading Commission v Supreme Ventures Limited and Supreme Ventures Gaming Limited

Civil Procedure - Application to strike out claim - Application to stay proceedings - CPR 26.1(2) - CPR 26.3(1) - Fair Competition Act - Whether facts that 1st. Defendant is unlicensed is fatal to the claim - Whether Defendants interrelated parties within the meaning of the Act - Appeal in other proceedings challenging report - Whether report integral to claim - Whether claim should be stayed pending appeal.

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