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Vision 

A world-class judiciary utilizing innovation and technology for efficient service delivery.

Mission

To provide sound, timely judgements and efficient court services in an environment where all stakeholders are valued.

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. 

Plummer, Phenee Anthony and Sean Fraser v Dembigh Farms Limited, John Plummer and Brian Plummer

Judgment Summons – Summons to Examine – Enforcement of Money Judgment – Burden of Proof – Whether judgment debtors had means or ability to pay - Observations on the Debtors Act, Part 52 of the Civil Procedure Rules 2002 and, the jurisdiction to commit persons for non-payment of judgment debts.

Construction Developers Associates Limtied v The Attorney General of Jamaica

Construction contract – Disputes adjudicated - Contract terminated prior to completion – Adjudicator’s rulings determined by court to be binding – Project manager failed to issue payment certificate - Whether death of project manager barred claim – Whether interest on overdue amounts to be compounded – Whether late submission of final account barred claim - Whether amounts already paid settled claim – Meaning of “prevailing commercial interest rate”.

Jamaica Association of Composers Authors and Publishers Limited v Somane Pesole Communications Limited

Application for Entry of Judgment in Default – Application to Strike Out Claim and for Summary Judgment – Whether claim form personally served – Copyright Act – Companies Act – Whether claim particularized – Whether Claimant has locus standi-Whether real prospect of success.

Dietrich, Doreen Elizabeth v First Heritage Co-operative Credit Union Limited and Magne Evering

Mortgage – Power of sale exercised – Whether breach of duty by mortgagee – Subdivision approval obtained – Physical evidence of subdivision – Restrictive covenant not modified or removed - Splinter titles not issued -- Whether property appropriately advertised – Whether reasonable steps taken to obtain true market price at the time – Whether valuer in breach of duty.

EW Lewis Investment and Finance Limited and EW Lewis Investment Venture Capital Limited v Plantation Development Company Limited, Christopher Kerr and Plantation Holdings Company Limited

Contract – Loan – Promissory Notes – Whether loan repaid – Whether interest rate agreed – Whether documentation created a sham transaction – Whether illegality tainted contract – Whether evidence admissible – Stamp Duty Act – Whether documents improperly stamped – Whether late stamping permissible – Whether equitable mortgage created – Hearsay objections to witness statement – Failure to take objections at case management – Whether trial judge has discretion to refuse to entertain late application – Whether self-serving evidence of communication to a third party admissible – Whether trial j

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