The Hon. Mr. Justice Kirk Anderson

CIVIL PROCEDURE: 2nd Ancillary Defendant’s failure to file and serve witness statement within the relevant time - Rule 29.11 of the Civil Procedure - Application for relief from sanctions under Rule 26.8 of the CPR - Whether the relevant witness statement was filed and served within time as prescribed or whether any sanction applies, and if so, what sanction applies - Whether the application for relief was filed promptly - Whether the application for relief, filed, is supported by evidence on affidavit - Whether the affidavit in support of the application for relief is admissible - Whether

CIVIL PROCEDURE: Applications by the claimant and 2nd defendant for relief from sanctions, arising from the respective parties having failed to file and serve witness statements within the time ordered by the court - Whether the 2nd defendant’s application for relief, filed, is supported by evidence on affidavit - Whether the 2nd defendant’s application for relief was filed promptly - Whether the party in default, the 2nd defendant, generally complied with all other relevant rules, Practice Directions, orders and directions - Whether the failure to comply was unintentional - Whether there i

CIVIL PROCEDURE - Application for extension of time to file a defence per rule 26.1(2)(c) of the Civil Procedure Rules - Whether the court should wholly discharge the interim injunctions granted on May 19, 2023 by Mr.

Failure to serve witness statement within the relevant time - Rule 29.11 of the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) - Application for relief from sanction under Rule 26.8 of the CPR - Application made after trial had begun - Legal effect of irregular order granting extension of time - Whether the relevant witness statement was served within time as prescribed and whether any sanction applies, particularly if the relevant witness statement was filed within time - Whether a sanction applies and, if so, what is that sanction?

Breach of Rules 9.3(1) and 10.3(1) of the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) - Whether a default judgment has been entered against the defendant, and if so, whether the court should set it aside and/or stay its execution - Application for extension of time to file defence - Whether the length of the defendant’s delay is inordinate - Whether the defendant had a good reason for not filing and serving its defence and acknowledgment of service within the time prescribed - Whether the pre-litigation communication dated May 12, 2021 from the defendant to the claimant was ‘without prej

Application for rectification of contract - Alleged mistake when drafting third party release agreement - Whether the third party release agreement as executed between the claimant and 2nd defendant evinced the true and common intention of the parties - Whether common or unilateral mistake was made in the drafting and preparation of the agreement - Whether the court can exercise its equitable jurisdiction to rectify the instrument of agreement to reflect the true and common intention of the parties - Whether the agreement should be set aside - Whether the agreement as executed by the partie

Claim for recovery of damages for false imprisonment and malicious prosecution
- Whether the defendant had imprisoned the claimant or whether the claimant was detained by the police - Whether the claimant was imprisoned in the absence of reasonable and probable cause - Whether the defendant
had prosecuted the claimant - Whether the claimant was prosecuted in the
absence of reasonable or probable cause - Whether the prosecution of the
claimant was actuated by malice.

Application to set aside default judgment – Alleged failure to serve claim form - Whether a delay in filing the application should result in the failure of the application – Whether the defendant has a defence which has a realistic prospect of success - Whether a draft defence attached to an affidavit is sufficient – Hearsay

Assault -  Battery – Shooting by police officer  – Self defence  – Burdern of proof in respect of self defence in civil cases  – Trespass to goods  – Conversion  - Detinue – Negligence – Assessment of damages

Application for guardianship order – Applicant who is a close blood relative of the relevant child – Applicant resides overseas – Child’s biological mother purportedly