The Hon. Mr. Justice Kirk Anderson

Honeywell, Earle v Stephenson, Donald George S. and BCIC Insurance Company Limited

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

Honeywell, Earle v Donald Stephenson and BCIC Insurance Company Limited

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

Evans, Nadiea v National Commercial Bank Limited

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.

Re Legal guardianship of JDR

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

Peterkin, Arlene v Natural Resources Conservation Authority, Town and Country Planning Authority and National Housing Trust

Judicial Review – Statutory interpretation – Illegality – Whether the authority acted illegally –Irrationality – Whether the authority acted irrationally – Whether illegality and irrationality are equated in law – Effluent(s) – Absence of meaning in the Act – Use of a dictionary meaning – Secondary dictionary meaning – Environmental permit – Environmental licences – Object and purpose of the statute – Relationship between primary and subsidiary legislation – Presumption of correctness in statute – Whether provisions are mandatory or discretionary – Whether regulations are ultra vires the pr

Fullwood, Winnifred v Curchar, Paulette and The Registrar of Titles et al consolidated with Re the Intestate Estates and Property Charges Act and Winnifred Fullwood

Claim for an equitable interest – Proprietary estoppel – Promissory estoppel Claim for beneficial interest – Burden and standard of proof – Adverse possession against a party who no longer has title – Claim based on adverse possession – Whether claimant was a licensee - Whether the provisions of PROSA apply to disputed property – Proprietary/Promissory estoppel – Application for a declaration of spouse – Whether the deceased was a single man for the material period – Credibility of witnesses – Costs – The appropriate costs order to be made in respect of these matters

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