The Hon. Mr. Justice David Batts

Company Law – Application for Interlocutory Injunction – Sections 213A (2) (a), (b) and (c) of the Companies Act – Appointment of directors - Appointment of managing director - Whether power of shareholder owning 100% of the shares is to be restrained - Negotiations ongoing with bond holders-Whether appointments unfair or prejudicial - Whether issue for tria l - Whether damages adequate remedy - Whether just in all the circumstances.

Injunction - Money loaned to 1st Defendant – Caveat lodged against property – Property already subject of sale to Interested Party – Whether sale to be restrained – Whether serious question to be tried - Balance of convenience-Promissory notes unstamped - Whether admissible in evidence - Observations on the practice of attaching exhibits to affidavits by schedule.

Application to relist an application to set aside judgment in default - Four-year delay – Whether delay inexcusable – Whether instructions from client required before applying to relist – Overriding objective of CPR – Whether all circumstances including relative strength of each case to be considered.

Application for summary judgment –Claim by broker for commission on sale of land- Whether defence has real prospect of success- Multi Listing Agreement (MLA)- Whether sale to person “associated or affiliated” to someone with whom broker negotiated - Whether Defendant entered into another “valid, bona fide” MLA- Whether 1st Claimant a party to MLA –Whether Claimants were licensed brokers-Whether triable issues of fact – Attorney swearing affidavit- Whether costs to be allowed –Observations on the use of exhibit schedules.

In Admiralty - Application to strike out claim - Claim for payment for bunker fuel- Whether claim in rem – Whether supply of fuel gives rise to a lien on the vessel- Whether contract with ship owners - Counterclaim for wrongful arrest – Whether summary judgment to be entered on counterclaim.

Recovery of possession – Fixed date claim – Application to strike out claim – Whether reasonable grounds for bringing claim disclosed - Commercial tenancy - Two notices to quit, one for one year the other 45 days - Premises required to be sold - Whether that is use for a business or professional purpose - Whether section 25 requirements of the Rent Restriction Act satisfied.

Application to vary or stay Order - Judgment delivered in December 2019 - Injunction of mortgagee with Marbella condition imposed - Whether Covid 19 pandemic a reason to vary or stay - Whether improper conduct of mortgagee a reason - Marbella principles - Whether conduct subsequent to date of order material.

Admiralty – Ship arrested and ordered, sold – Application to vary Order – Whether under liberty to apply – Rule 26.17 – Whether Change in Circumstance Whether mortgagee to be put in possession – Whether effect of variation is to end arrest and sale by bailiff – Whether order interlocutory or final.

Companies Act - Sections 174,193, 213 and 213A - Mining lease granted to 1st Defendant’s son - Duty of director – Whether breach of trust - Whether implicit agreement to permit 1st Defendant to make such a decision - Whether 1st Defendant as managing director acted lawfully - Whether duty to disclose - Whether secret profit – Expert report admitted by consent - Whether Defendants entitled to challenge the expert’s methods and findings – Remedies - Measure of damages.

Company Law – Minority shareholder – Section 213A Companies Act – Civil Practice and Procedure – Rule 15.2 – Defendant’s application for Summary Judgment – Whether Defendant can obtain Summary Judgment against itself – Whether Claimant entitled to a trial – Whether trial of preliminary issue is appropriate - Anton Pillar order improperly executed – Mareva injunction- Whether orders to be set aside – Whether an order for interim payment should be made – Whether interim receiver should be appointed.